sett
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1. sett - Noun
2. sett - Verb
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See Set, n., 2 (e) and 3.
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The exact amount of fabric needed depends upon several factors including the size of the sett, the number of pleats put into the garment, and the size of the person.
In the mid-1930s, Poland had 340,000 kilometers of roads, but only 58,000 had hard surface (gravel, cobblestone or sett ), and 2,500 were modern, with asphalt or concrete surface.
This is done by taking up one full sett in each pleat, or two full setts if they are small.
Pleating to the sett In pleating to the sett, the fabric is folded so that the pattern of the sett is maintained and is repeated all around the kilt.
The size of a given sett depends on not only the number of threads in the repeat but also the weight of the fabric.
This kind of twill, when woven according to a given sett or written colour pattern (see below) is called tartan.