settee

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛˈtiː/

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,^{[http://openlibrary.org/works/OL12152304W ]} 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.

Translations

• German: Sitzbank, Sofa, Couch
• Italian: canapè
• Russian: дива́н
• Spanish: sofá

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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