settlings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2016
In all settlings the longer time this operation is permitted to continue, the better will the subsequent operations proceed.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
In the morning pour off the liquid quickly and carefully from the lees or settlings, strain it and put it into small bottles, dipping the corks in melted rosin.
From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Eliza Leslie
"When the froth is blown away and the bubbles quit rising, there are going to be some mighty bitter settlings left in the bottom of the stein."
From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
Next day remove the cake of fat on top; take out the jelly, avoid the settlings; and mix into it the beaten whites of the eggs with the shells.
From Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book by Carrie V. Shuman
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