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sittee

sittee is the obsolete 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 sittee

pluralsittees

Questions about sittee

What is sittee the obsolete form of?
Sittee is the obsolete form of settee.

Words near sittee in the dictionary

  1. Sittang
  2. sittar
  3. Sittard-Geleen
  4. Sittaung
  5. sitted
  6. sittee
  7. sittees
  8. sittella
  9. sittellas
  10. sitten
  11. sitten down

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