inset Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
  2. noun an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
    insert.
  3. noun a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
    gusset.
  4. verb set or place in

WordNet


In*set" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To infix. Obs. Chaucer.
In"set noun
Definitions
  1. That which is inserted or set in; an insertion.
  2. (Bookbinding) One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted.

Webster 1913