Definition of "close-set" [close-set]

• Set close together (adjective)

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• "Frank had the close-set eyes and straight nose of his Bohemian ancestors and, by his late teens, a hardened face."
• "And now, his huge gaunt form more erect than it had been for years, with a glinting of blue fires in his small and close-set eyes, he was lifting his ancient chant again."
• "The study, published in the April 2002 issue of the journal Archives of Dermatology, suggested one reason is due to a larger area of close-set sweat glands in men's armpits."