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thick·set

[adj. thik-set; n. thik-set] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

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.

–noun

4.	a thicket.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME thikke sette. See thick (adv.), set

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thick·set (thĭk'sět') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having a solid, stocky form or body; stout.
Positioned or placed closely together.

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thickset

c.1366, thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, etc.), from thick + set (v.). Meaning "Stocky, strong and square-built" is recorded from 1724.

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thickset
adjective
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]
2.	planted or growing close together; "thickset trees"