Settee

Word SETTEE
Character 6
Hyphenation set tee
Pronunciations /sɛˈtiː/

Definitions and meanings of "Settee"

What do we mean by settee?

A long wooden bench with a back. noun

A small or medium-sized sofa. noun

A seat or bench of a particular form. noun

A small part taken off from a long and large sofa by a kind of arm: thus, a long sofa may have a settee at each end partly cut off from the body of the piece. noun

A vessel with one deck and a very long sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used on the Mediterranean. noun

A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean. noun

A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once. noun

A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa. noun

A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean. noun

A long wooden bench with a back noun

A small sofa noun

A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.

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The word "settee" in example sentences

The question for any couple reduced to long-term settee status is how much bitterness must there be to make the settee preferable to the bed? ❋ Mark Steel (2009)

Between the chairs and the settee was a wooden box. ❋ V.C.Andrews (1994)

It seems that he had dived down into what was peculiarly his kingdom, and beside him on the settee was a brand which he had brought up in the shape of a slim, flame-like young woman with a pale, intense face, youthful, and yet so worn with sin and sorrow that one read the terrible years which had left their leprous mark upon her. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1927)

_In the middle of the room, a little to the right, there is a large and comfortable settee, and on the left of the settee is a table littered with books, magazines, a scent-atomizer, a small silver-framed mirror, a case of manicure instruments, a box of cigarettes and a match-stand, and other odds and ends. ❋ Arthur Wing Pinero (1894)

A high-backed settee stands on the right of the fireplace; near the settee is a fauteuil-stool; facing the settee is a Charles II arm-chair. ❋ Arthur Wing Pinero (1894)

The occupant of the settee was a huge, muscular, repulsive young man, whose yellow hair lay uncombed on his pillow, while his pale, freckle-marked face was distorted with pain, rage, and the torture of a rebellious spirit, when sorely smitten by the hand of God. ❋ Edward Sylvester Ellis (1878)

In front of the settee is a Hepplewhite-style round mahogany coffee table with a leather inset top.

Taking advantage of the occasion, Mrs. Pratt now fairly "tired out," escorted herself to the adjoining room and laid her weary bones on the uninviting "settee," that was the hallowed source of all the pleasant dreams, that haunted her daily siestas for many a year. ❋ [pseud.] Vera (N/A)

It comprised a "settee," a "rocker," an armchair, and a chair without arms -- all overlaid with a bright green, silky velour that fiercely fought the red wall paper and the landlady's hair. ❋ Eleanor Gates (1913)

This front room had in it a round table, a half-dozen chairs, a small sheet-iron stove, and a rude kind of settee that served Jim Woppit for a bed by night. ❋ Eugene Field (1872)

"Here's a sofy will do," he continued, pointing to a kind of settee, cushioned, and with a common moreen valance hanging down, while a rough kind of pillow was fastened to one end. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

(including a large rocking-chair), and a sofa, or rather "settee;" its material was plain maple painted a creamy white, slightly interstriped with green; the seat of cane. ❋ Edgar Allan Poe (1829)

He elected to take the settee on the opposite side. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Brydon placed Shevyn on a cushioned settee in the antechamber furthest from the door. ❋ Xcpublishing (2009)

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