settee
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈti/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
settee (plural settees)
- 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.
- 1954, Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur, chapter 18:
Translations
long seat
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See also
- couch
- divan
- sofa
Etymology 2
From French scétie, scitie.
Noun
settee (plural settees)
- A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
Anagrams
- testee