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settee

/sɛˈtiː/

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What does settee mean?

noun

  1. A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
  2. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Cree.

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IPA pronunciation

/sɛˈtiː/

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Next he assisted her into the room, where there was an old-fashioned horsehair settee as large as a donkey wagon.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
That night Huldah stretched herself on the settee and Wully slept as usual underneath the table.
Ernest Thompson SetonWild Animals I Have KnownProject Gutenberg ebook #3031
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“Try the settee,” said Holmes, relapsing into his armchair and putting his fingertips together, as was his custom when in judicial moods.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
Then she sat upon a settee and watched the people dance.
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Wonderful Wizard of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #55
She gave her hand for a moment, and then they went to sit down near the window, she on one settee and he on another opposite.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145