Definition

Noun: 1. A complete set of cutlery, crockery, and glassware arranged on a table for one person to use during a meal. It is the individual arrangement of dishes, utensils, and glasses for a single diner.

Usage

A "place setting" is prepared before a meal at each seat at a table. It typically includes a plate, a knife, a fork, a spoon, a glass, and sometimes additional items like a salad fork, bread plate, or napkin, depending on the formality of the occasion.

Examples

• For the dinner party, she arranged an elegant place setting with a charger plate, wine glass, and three forks for each guest.
• The restaurant's standard place setting includes a dinner plate, napkin, and basic cutlery.
• Please set the table with six place settings; we are expecting three couples for dinner.

Advanced Usage

• "to set a place setting": To arrange the items for one person at the table.
  • The butler meticulously set each place setting before the formal banquet.
• The term is often used in the context of formal dining etiquette, interior design, and event planning to describe the layout and style of an individual's dining space.

Variants and Related Words

• Setting (noun): Can be used synonymously with "place setting" in the context of tableware.
  • The wedding registry listed fine china for a five-piece setting.
• Cover (noun): A less common but formal synonym for a place setting, especially in restaurant terminology.
  • The waiter laid another cover for the unexpected guest.

Synonyms

• Table setting
• Cover (formal/restaurant use)

Related Phrases

• "to lay the table" / "to set the table": The action of arranging place settings and other items on a table for a meal.
  • Could you help me set the table? We need five place settings.

Noun

1. a table service for one person
   • a place setting of sterling flatware