• Settee

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /sɛˈti/
    • Rhymes: -iː

    Origin 1

    Full definition of settee

    Noun

    settee

    (plural settees)
    1. 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.

    Origin 2

    French scétie, scitie.

    Noun

    settee

    (plural settees)
    1. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.

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