place setting

noun

Synonyms of place settingnext
: a set of dishes and flatware constituting a table service for one person

Examples of place setting in a Sentence

Please lay another place setting for our guest.
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Add Spode Christmas bread and butter plates to each place setting. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025 Hot chocolate candy cane sticks can be made days or weeks beforehand, and left at each place setting for a fun touch. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025 At each place setting, offer chopsticks and a fork, plus an Asian soup spoon for slurping the broth. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026 Five hours of place setting of Tender Vs SternCo is done. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for place setting

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of place setting was in 1944

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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20setting. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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place setting

noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person

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