quickset

[ kwik-set ]

/ ˈkwɪkˌsɛt /

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noun Chiefly British.

a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge.

such plants collectively.

a hedge of such plants.

adjective

formed of quickset, or of growing plants.

Origin of quickset

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at quick, set

Words nearby quickset

quick off the mark, quick on the draw, quick on the uptake, quick response, quicksand, quickset, quick-setting, quicksilver, quickstep, Quick's test, quick study

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Example sentences from the Web for quickset

Deacon Quickset, who was closely following his new charge, listened with fixed countenance to the lady's remark.
All He Knew|John Habberton
If you lean on them they will let you fall, but one may rest against a Yorkshire breeze as one would on a quickset hedge.
The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century|John Ruskin
They illustrate the following sentence: 'The present hour I seem in a quickset hedge of embarrassments!
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Nevertheless, something drove him on, forced him to push his way hardily through a sort of quickset hedge of reluctance and shame.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens

It was like falling from a quickset hedge on to a bundle of thorns.
The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville|Alexis De Tocqueville

British Dictionary definitions for quickset

quickset

/ (ˈkwɪkˌsɛt) mainly British /

noun

a plant or cutting, esp of hawthorn, set so as to form a hedge
such plants or cuttings collectively

a hedge composed of such plants

adjective

composed of such plants

Word Origin for quickset

C15: from quick in the archaic sense live, growing + set to plant, set in the ground

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	quickset
释义	quickset [ kwik-set ] / ˈkwɪkˌsɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quickset ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly British. a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge. such plants collectively. a hedge of such plants. adjective formed of quickset, or of growing plants. Origin of quickset late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at quick, set Words nearby quickset quick off the mark, quick on the draw, quick on the uptake, quick response, quicksand, quickset, quick-setting, quicksilver, quickstep, Quick's test, quick study Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quickset Deacon Quickset, who was closely following his new charge, listened with fixed countenance to the lady's remark. All He Knew\|John Habberton If you lean on them they will let you fall, but one may rest against a Yorkshire breeze as one would on a quickset hedge. The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century\|John Ruskin They illustrate the following sentence: 'The present hour I seem in a quickset hedge of embarrassments! The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge Nevertheless, something drove him on, forced him to push his way hardily through a sort of quickset hedge of reluctance and shame. In the Wilderness\|Robert Hichens It was like falling from a quickset hedge on to a bundle of thorns. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville\|Alexis De Tocqueville British Dictionary definitions for quickset quickset / (ˈkwɪkˌsɛt) mainly British / noun a plant or cutting, esp of hawthorn, set so as to form a hedge such plants or cuttings collectively a hedge composed of such plants adjective composed of such plants Word Origin for quickset C15: from quick in the archaic sense live, growing + set to plant, set in the ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quickset shrubbery, fence, barrier, screen, bush, guard, protection, hurdle, thicket, enclosure, hedgerow, windbreak
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quickset

noun Chiefly British.

adjective

Origin of quickset

Words nearby quickset

Example sentences from the Web for quickset

British Dictionary definitions for quickset

noun

adjective

Word Origin for quickset

Words related to quickset