ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English harde sette, from harde hard (adverb) + sette, set, past participle of setten to set — more at set
1. : hard pressed : hard put
it's hard set I am to walk — J.M.Synge
2.
a. : fixed in rigidity : hard , firm
there is a hard-set line about his mouth — Nation
b. : subjected to the process of incubation by setting
frightened a … gull from her hard-set eggs — E.A.Armstrong