table setting

See also: table-setting

English

Noun

table setting (plural table settings)

1. A place setting.
2. (also figuratively) The act of setting the table.
   • 2019 April 14, Alex McLevy, “Winter is Here on Game of Thrones’ Final Season Premiere (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 December 2020:

     "Winterfell" does a lot of work in a short amount of time, but unlike some previous episodes that engaged in significant table setting, it never feels too rushed or like characters are being given short shrift in the effort to hurry to the next beat.

Translations

place setting — see place setting