settee
noun/sɛˈtiː/
Etymology
Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).
- borrowed from Settee
Definitions
A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once
A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
- The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.
- “You might have to calm this down, my darling. I'm not sure this settee can take it.” “This settee has taken centuries of our love.”
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails,…
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
A surname from Cree.
The neighborhood
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