hard-set

[ hahrd-set ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈsɛt /

adjective

firmly or rigidly set; fixed: a hard-set smile.

in a difficult position: The troops were hard-set before their supplies came.

determined; obstinate.

Origin of hard-set

1400–50; late Middle English harde set

Words nearby hard-set

hard sauce, hardscape, hard science, hardscrabble, hard sell, hard-set, hard-shell, hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab, hardship, hard shoulder

Example sentences from the Web for hard-set

But with hard-set teeth she told herself that she would not give in.
A Country Sweetheart|Dora Russell
Every egg, unless “hard-set,” should be blown as soon as removed from the nest.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
Hard-set eggs have been taken in the beginning of September and as late as 27th December.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
But the season was getting late, and the nests mostly contained young birds, or eggs so hard-set as to be useless.
Haviland's Chum|Bertram Mitford

The hard-set jaw relaxed and his lips melted into a smile under his moustache, and he bent down and kissed her.
A Honeymoon in Space|George Griffith

单词	hard-set
释义	hard-set [ hahrd-set ] / ˈhɑrdˈsɛt / adjective firmly or rigidly set; fixed: a hard-set smile. in a difficult position: The troops were hard-set before their supplies came. determined; obstinate. Origin of hard-set 1400–50; late Middle English harde set Words nearby hard-set hard sauce, hardscape, hard science, hardscrabble, hard sell, hard-set, hard-shell, hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab, hardship, hard shoulder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hard-set But with hard-set teeth she told herself that she would not give in. A Country Sweetheart\|Dora Russell Every egg, unless “hard-set,” should be blown as soon as removed from the nest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various Hard-set eggs have been taken in the beginning of September and as late as 27th December. A Bird Calendar for Northern India\|Douglas Dewar But the season was getting late, and the nests mostly contained young birds, or eggs so hard-set as to be useless. Haviland's Chum\|Bertram Mitford The hard-set jaw relaxed and his lips melted into a smile under his moustache, and he bent down and kissed her. A Honeymoon in Space\|George Griffith
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