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settees

settees is the plural 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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Phrases with settees

Questions about settees

What is settees the plural of?
Settees is the plural of settee.

Words near settees in the dictionary

  1. setted
  2. settedst
  3. settee
  4. settee bed
  5. settee beds
  6. settees
  7. Settegast
  8. Settegasts
  9. setten
  10. setten fire by
  11. setten fire in

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