quick-setting

[ kwik-set-ing ]

adjective

1. setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quick-setting¹

First recorded in 1515–25

Example Sentences

Portland and Roman cement mortars must be mixed as required on account of their quick-setting properties.

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To prevent quick setting mix a small amount of arrow root powder withp.

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"There are waters in which a maid may drown, and trees upon which she can hang," she answered with a quick setting of the mouth.

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These castings are as sharp as electrotypes, whether made of soft fluid iron or of hard, quick-setting metal.

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Its properties of swelling and quick setting in the dry sand at that point then became of value.

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