Quickset
1Quickset — Quick set , a. Made of quickset. [1913 Webster] Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …
2Quickset — Quick set , v. t. To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] …
3Quickset — Quick set , n. A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn. [1913 Webster] …
4quickset — [kwik′set΄] n. Chiefly Brit. 1. a live slip or cutting, as of hawthorn, planted with others to grow into a hedge 2. a hedge, as of hawthorn …
5quickset — noun Date: 15th century chiefly British plant cuttings set in the ground to grow especially in a hedgerow; also a hedge or thicket especially of hawthorn grown from quickset …
6quickset — /kwik set /, n. Chiefly Brit. 1. a plant or cutting, esp. of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge. 2. such plants collectively. 3. a hedge of such plants. adj. 4. formed of quickset, or of growing plants. [1400 50; late ME; see QUICK, SET] * * * …
7quickset — /ˈkwɪksɛt/ (say kwikset) noun 1. a plant or cutting (especially of hawthorn) set to grow, as in a hedge. 2. such plants collectively. 3. a hedge of such plants. –adjective 4. formed of quickset, or of growing plants. {late Middle English} …
8Quickset hedge — A quickset hedge is a type of hedge created by planting live hazel or whitethorn (common hawthorn) cuttings directly into the earth. Once planted, these cuttings root and form new plants, creating a dense hedge. The technique is ancient, and the… …
9quickset — 1. adjective Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground 2. noun The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method …
10quickset — quickest …
