thickset

Adjective
Synonyms: compactheavysetstockythick

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: compactheavysetstockythick
  2. planted or growing close together“thickset trees”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]

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