Settee

//sɛˈtiː// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa. Texas, UK

    "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."

  2. 2
    A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
  3. 3
    a small sofa wordnet
  4. 4
    a long wooden bench with a back wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Cree.

Synonyms

All synonyms
couchcouchloungeseatsettlesettle

Example

More examples

"As soon as he gets home he collapses on the settee and watches football on TV."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 2

From French scétie, scitie.

Etymology 3

From Cree Settee.

Related phrases

bed setteesettee bed

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