setout

setout
/set"owt'/, n. Informal.
1. preparations, esp. for beginning a journey.
2. start or outset.
3. things set or laid out for use or display, as food on a table.
4. getup or outfit.
5. an entertaining event.
[1800-10; n. use of v. phrase set out]

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