quickset
[
kwik
-set]
/ˈkwɪkˌsɛt/
noun
,
Chiefly British
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.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English;
see
quick
,
set
British Dictionary definitions for
quickset
quickset
/
ˈkwɪkˌsɛt
/
noun
1.
a plant or cutting, esp of hawthorn, set so as to form a hedge
such plants or cuttings collectively
2.
a hedge composed of such plants
adjective
3.
composed of such plants
Word Origin
C15: from
quick
in the archaic sense live, growing +
set
to plant, set in the ground
Word Origin and History for
quickset
adj.
"formed of living plants," 1530s, from
quick
(adj.) +
set
(v.).