sett

/sɛt/
noun
  1. The burrow or den of a badger.
    • The sett had several tunnels leading to different chambers.
    • The badger family lived in a large sett under the old oak tree.
    • We found the entrance to a sett while hiking through the woods.
  2. A rectangular paving block made of stone or concrete, used in roads or paths.
    • The old street was paved with granite setts.
    • Workers replaced the broken sett with a new one.
    • The historic square still has its original stone setts.
  3. A pattern or design, especially in tartan or plaid fabric.
    • She chose a tartan with a simple sett for her scarf.
    • The kilt was woven in a red and green sett.
    • Each Scottish clan has its own distinctive sett.
  4. The set of a badger's footprints or tracks.
    • The hunter followed the sett through the muddy ground.
    • The sett showed that the badger had been active last night.
    • We could see a clear sett leading to the den.