n. 1. A close or thick hedge. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen. McElrath. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Having a short, thick body; stout. [ 1913 Webster ]