To set off

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	To enter upon a journey; to start.
(Typog.)	To deface or soil the next sheet; - said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry.

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The ladies themselves seem so sensible of this, that they are all industrious to procure foils: nay, they will become foils to themselves; for I have observed (at Bath particularly) that they endeavour to appear as ugly as possible in the morning, in order to set off that beauty which they intend to show you in the evening.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

Her brother, she found, was preparing to set off with all speed to Fullerton, to make known his situation and ask consent; and here was a source of some real agitation to the mind of Isabella.

Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context

They ordered the lackeys not to unsaddle the gorses, and to hold themselves in readiness to set off again immediately.

The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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To set aside
To set at naught
To set by
To set forth
To set forward
To set in
To set light by
To set off
To set on
To set on fire
To set on foot
To set on work
To set one's cap
To set one's cap for
To set one's rest

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