Thick"en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Thickening.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: —
(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to
thicken ranks of trees or men.
(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
And this may to thicken other proofs.
Shak.
(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
Thick"en, v. i. To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines
by." Shak.
The press of people thickens to the court.
Dryden.
The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.
Dryden.
Thick"en*ing, n. Something put into a liquid or mass to make it
thicker.
Thick"et (?), n. [AS. þiccet. See Thick, a.] A wood or a collection of
trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen.
xxii. 13.