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settlings

British  
/ ˈsɛtlɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. any matter or substance that has settled at the bottom of a liquid; sediment; dregs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Thomssen, E. G.

Take the powder and put it on a test, and add thereto the powder from the settlings from which the aqua forte has been made, and add lead.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

We let hit set three or four days den drained de water offn hit an dat left de settlings an de settlings wuz blueing jes like we have dese days.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration

"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

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