settee en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /sɛˈtiː/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).
Meanings
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(Texas, UK) A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
“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.”
2022 July 12, Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms, “Reunited” (9:01 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 4, episode 1: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.
1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 18, in The Subtle Minotaur:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| settees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
sofa · loveseat · couch · divan
Translations (17)
mi (nohoanga) hāneanea (long seat) · es sofá (long seat) · de Sitzbank (long seat) · cy setî (long seat) · ru куше́тка (long seat) · mi hōpa (long seat) · ca sofà (long seat) · de Couch (long seat) · ru софа́ (long seat) · bg канапе (long seat) · it canapè (long seat) · pl sofa (long seat) · ru дива́н (long seat) · be кана́па (long seat) · de Sofa (long seat) · ru тахта́ (long seat) · cy soffa (long seat)