settee

[ set-tee ]

/ sɛtˈti /

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noun

a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.

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Nearby words

setpoint, setscrew, sett, settat, settecentesque, settee, setter, setting, setting lotion, setting rule, setting-up exercise

Origin of settee

First recorded in 1710–20; perhaps variant of settle²

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Examples from the Web for settee

He broke off, came to the settee at right angles to the fire on which she was sitting, and sat down beside her.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens
The Doctor was there, and he made room for me on the settee.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson
She sank down wearily upon one end of the settee, and I took the other, leaning forward, my face in my hands.
Gordon Craig|Randall Parrish
(making an effort to escort him downstairs, but giving it up, and sitting down heavily on a settee instead).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893|Various

At the same time Lucinda herself discovered her friends occupying a settee, with Fanny Lontaine between them.
Linda Lee, Incorporated|Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for settee

settee

/ (sɛˈtiː) /

noun

a seat, for two or more people, with a back and usually with arms

Word Origin for settee

C18: changed from settle ²

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Word Origin and History for settee

settee

"long seat with back and arms," 1716, perhaps a variant of settle (n.), or a diminutive of set (v.) "act of setting."