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thicket

thic·ket

UK/ˈθɪkɪt/ US/ˈθɪkɪt/ rare

noun

1.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English *thikket, from Old English þiccet, from þicce (“thick”) + Old English nominal suffix -et. Compare similar German Dickicht (“thicket”), which is first attested in the 17th century, however. Compare typologically Bulgarian гъстак (găstak), Macedonian густеж (gustež), Czech houští, Polish gęstwina (< *gǫstъ); Latin dūmus (akin to Latin dense).

Phrases

  • patent thicket
  • thicket tinamou

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