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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having a short and solid form or stature;
- Example: "a wrestler of compact build"
- Example: "he was tall and heavyset"
- Example: "stocky legs"
- Example: "a thickset young man"
[syn: compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset]

2. planted or growing close together;
- Example: "thickset trees"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thickset \Thick"set`\, n.
   1. A close or thick hedge.
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   2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or
      velveteen. --McElrath.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thickset \Thick"set`\, a.
   1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.
      --Dryden.
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   2. Having a short, thick body; stout.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thickset
    adj 1: having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of
           compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky
           legs"; "a thickset young man" [syn: compact,
           heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset]
    2: planted or growing close together; "thickset trees"