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
Strain it through a sieve into a pan; next day pour it from the settlings, and bottle it for use.
From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady
"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 Lynde, Francis
After it hath cooled, lade the clean from the settlement, so that it may not trouble it, and run up the clear thus severed from the settlings.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
But for the slight concavities on the hilltop that marked shuttler settlings, there was little to indicate their previous presence.
From Attrition by Krenkel, Roy G.
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