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Webster 1913 Edition

Settee

Set-tee′

,
Noun.
[From
Set
; cf.
Settle
a seat.]
A long seat with a back, – made to accommodate several persons at once.

Set-tee′

,
Noun.
[F.
scétie
,
scitie
.]
(Naut.)
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, – used in the Mediterranean.
[Written also
setee
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Settee

SETTEE'

,
Noun.
[from set.]
1. A long seat with a back to it.
A vessel with one deck and a very long sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails; used in the Mediterranean.

Definition 2024

settee

settee

English

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.
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Etymology 2

From 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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  • IPA(key): /sɛˈti/
  • Rhymes: -iː

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