- thickset
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adjective
Date: 14th century
1. closely placed; also growing thickly <a thickset wood> 2. having a thick body ; burly
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thickset
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Thickset — Thick set , a. 1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a short, thick body; stout. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thickset — Thick set , n. 1. A close or thick hedge. [1913 Webster] 2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen. McElrath. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thickset — mid 14c., thikke sette with parts or things set close together (of grass on a sward, etc.), from THICK (Cf. thick) + SET (Cf. set) (v.). Meaning stocky, strong and square built is recorded from 1724 … Etymology dictionary
thickset — *stocky, thick, chunky, stubby, squat, dumpy Analogous words: bulky, *massive, massy: *fleshy, stout, portly, plump thief robber, burglar (see under THEFT) thin adj Thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous, rare are in general referable not only to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thickset — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ heavily or solidly built; stocky … English terms dictionary
thickset — [thik′set′] adj. 1. planted thickly or closely 2. thick in body; stocky n. Archaic a thicket … English World dictionary
thickset — adj. /thik set /; n. /thik set /, adj. 1. set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge. 2. studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed: a sky thickset with stars. 3. heavily or solidly built; stocky: a thickset young man. n. 4.… … Universalium
thickset — /ˈθɪksɛt / (say thikset) adjective 1. set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge. 2. set, studded, or covered thickly: a sky thickset with stars. 3. of thick form or build; heavily or solidly built: *He was a thickset man with a …
thickset — [[t]θɪ̱kse̱t[/t]] also thick set ADJ GRADED A man who is thickset is broad and heavy, with a solid looking body. He was of middle height, thick set. ...his stout, thickset figure. Syn: stocky … English dictionary
thickset — thick•set adj. [[t]ˈθɪkˈsɛt[/t]] n. [[t] ˌsɛt[/t]] adj. 1) heavily or solidly built; stocky: a thickset wrestler[/ex] 2) set in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge[/ex] 3) a thicket • Etymology: 1325–75 … From formal English to slang
