Thickset
/ˈθɪkˌsɛt/noun
Having a short, stout, and solid build; densely packed or closely planted.
Did you know?Thickset is a compound of ordinary Old English words, and its original force was physical and visual: something densely placed or a body built compactly, not mystically, though it later gained that solid, almost armored feel.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tegu-
“to cover or protect”
Old English
OE
þicce
“thick, dense, crowded”
Old English
OE
settan
“to place, put, set”
Middle English
ME
thikke-set
“closely placed; compactly arranged”
Modern English
English
thickset
“stoutly built; dense or closely packed”