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settee - What does it mean?

Definition of 'settee'

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
  • * 1954 , Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur , chapter 18:
    • 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.
    See also
    * couch * divan * sofa

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) , (scitie).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.

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