thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, and...
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stocky in build; sturdy | densely planted or placed | a rare word for "thicket" (13 of 341 words, 3 definitions, 6 usage examples, pronunciation)
closely placed ; also, growing thickly | having a thick body; "burly" (11 of 117 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
set thickly or in close arrangement; dense. | studded, or furnished thickly; closely packed. | heavily or solidly built; stocky. | a thicket. (20 of 43 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
someone who is thickset has a wide strong body (9 of 32 words, pronunciation)
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describes a person, especially a man, whose body is wide across the shoulders and chest and who is short; stocky (20 of 31 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
Having a short, heavy build; stout | A thick hedge. | A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen. (19 of 21 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example)
heavily or solidly built; stocky (5 of 20 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
Having a solid, stocky form or body; stout. | Positioned or placed closely together. (13 of 16 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
planted thickly or closely | thick in body; stocky | [archaic] a thicket (11 of 12 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
having a stocky physique | growing closely together (7 of 26 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: mid-14th century
Origin: thikke sette "with parts or things set close together" (of grass on a sward, and so on...), from "thick" + "set" (verb). Meaning "stocky, ... (26 of 32 etymology words)
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