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De - Pt| English Dictionary: on-set | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for on-set | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Onset \On"set`\, n. [On + set.] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. --Milton. The onset and retire Of both your armies. --Shak. Who on that day the word of onset gave. --Wordsworth. 2. A setting about; a beginning. [Obs.] --Shak. There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon. 3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. [Obs.] --Johnson. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Onset \On"set`\, v. t. 1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.] 2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] --Carew. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Onset, MA (CDP, FIPS 51160) Location: 41.74758 N, 70.66758 W Population (1990): 1461 (1189 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02532 | |
