quickset
Americannoun
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a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge.
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such plants collectively.
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a hedge of such plants.
adjective
noun
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a plant or cutting, esp of hawthorn, set so as to form a hedge
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such plants or cuttings collectively
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a hedge composed of such plants
adjective
Etymology
Origin of quickset
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at quick, set
Example Sentences
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Soon they reached the road and Hazel halted among the quickset on top of the nearer bank.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
The devil let her go immediately, and she fell into a quickset hedge on the bank of a river; her hair fell disheveled over her neck and shoulders.
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry
A little white gate stood in the quickset hedge, which Lady Isobel opened, and there, in a pretty rustic garden, was a white-washed cottage with a thatched roof and old-fashioned casement windows.
From 'Me and Nobbles' by Le Feuvre, Amy
A Funny Man There was a man of Newington, And he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge And scratch'd out both his eyes.
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)
There was a low green quickset hedge dividing the cottage garden from the road, and a open wooden gate.
From Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves by Broderip, Frances Freeling
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