Living plants, esp. hawthorn, used for hedging; = quick, n.1 4a; quickset, n.1 1b. Chiefly attributive.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > of living plants > plant forming > collectively (5) quickwoodc1383 Living plants, esp. hawthorn, used for hedging; = quick, n.1 4a; quickset, n.1 1b. Chiefly attributive. quick1456 As a mass noun (occasionally with plural agreement): living hedging plants, esp. hawthorns, esp. as young plants, cuttings, or seedlings. Cf. quickset… quicking1469 The action or process of planting a quickset hedge (usually hawthorn). Also concrete: the plants used to make such a hedge collectively. Cf. quick… quickset1484 As a mass noun: cuttings or young plants of this kind collectively; esp. hawthorn. Also figurative. quickfrith1536 plants used to form a quick hedge; (also) the hedge itself (cf. frith, n.2 3). |
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