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setee

setee is the alternative form of settee.

Meaning of settee

Noun (1)

settee (plural settees)

  1. (Texas, UK) 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.1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 18, in The Subtle Minotaur

Noun (2)

settee (plural settees)

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

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Forms of setee

pluralsetees

Questions about setee

What is setee the alternative form of?
Setee is the alternative form of settee.

Words near setee in the dictionary

  1. Sete Cidades
  2. Sete Quedas
  3. Setebele
  4. Setebos
  5. Setebosian
  6. setee
  7. setees
  8. setenant
  9. setenants
  10. seter
  11. seters

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