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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adjective thik-set; noun thik-set |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈθɪkˈsɛt; noun ˈθɪkˌsɛt |
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Définition of thickset
Origin :- mid-14c., 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.
- adj stocky
- He was considerably under the average height, but thickset and strong.
- Extract from : « The Kentucky Ranger » by Edward T. Curnick
- By his side was a short, thickset man with dark, sallow features.
- Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
- Rao Khan was a short, thickset man, with a round, smooth face.
- Extract from : « The River of Darkness » by William Murray Graydon
- But they did not see him just at first because of his short, thickset stature.
- Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
- The thickset, young man remuttered the period that they were there for the stuff.
- Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- He was a man of middle age or upwards, of middle height, and thickset.
- Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
- The lieutenant was very short, thickset, deep-chested, and powerful.
- Extract from : « Hunting the Lions » by R.M. Ballantyne
- He was a short, thickset man with a German cast of countenance.
- Extract from : « Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls » by Edith Van Dyne (AKA L. Frank Baum)
- Men who were tall and slender, and men who were short and thickset.
- Extract from : « A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
- She was short for her age—fourteen years—but thickset, with powerful limbs.
- Extract from : « Wanderings in India » by John Lang
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