settee

UK /sɛˈtiː/ US /sɛˈtiː/
noun 2name 1

Definitions

noun

1

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

The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.

“You might have to calm this down, my darling. I'm not sure this settee can take it.” “This settee has taken centuries of our love.”

noun

1

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

name

1

A surname from Cree.

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