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BNC: 10632 COCA: 18481

settee

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
settee /sɛˈtiː/ noun
plural settees
settee
/sɛˈtiː/
noun
plural settees
Learner's definition of SETTEE
[count]
: a long seat that has a back and arms and that two or more people can sit on带扶手的长椅
British : sofa
BNC: 10632 COCA: 18481

settee

noun

set·​tee se-ˈtē How to pronounce settee (audio)
1
: a long seat with a back
2
: a medium-sized sofa with arms and a back

Illustration of settee

Illustration of settee
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Example Sentences

the young couple snuggled on the settee
Recent Examples on the Web Instead of a formal reception area, visitors arrive at a bright upstairs landing (dominated by a pair of arched windows), which offers a plush wingback chair and a long settee. Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2022 And then the big wooden cabinet behind the cane back settee holds everything else. Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 8 June 2022 Opt for a settee instead of a sofa or sectional and stack nesting tables instead of getting a bulky coffee table. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 13 Apr. 2022 There’s a round three-seat settee upholstered in the same corduroy fabric Bode uses for trousers. New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022 Similarly, to bring new life to outdated furniture, Lovato revived the dated fabrics and colors of an antique settee with a textured slate-blue velvet that brought the same blues into the room. Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2021 The performance textile covers cushions on both the settee and chairs and a long cushion that rests on the bench. Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021 An Episode settee next to a Standby smoking table, with a Sequence rug on the floor. Sarah Medford, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2021 Nearly every detail, from the woody scent infusing the air by Maak Lab to the Pendleton bed pillows, nods to Portland and the design throughout — especially the lobby with velvet green sofas, modern art, and swinging settee — is positively pretty. Katie Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of settle

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of settee was in 1716
BNC: 10632 COCA: 18481
settee

noun

(BrE) ADJECTIVE | VERB + SETTEE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomfortable, comfy (informal) 舒適的長椅leather, etc.真皮等長椅three-seater, two-seater三人座/兩人座沙發椅VERB + SETTEEsit (down) on, slump (down) on坐(到)長沙發上He slumped down exhausted on the settee.他筋疲力盡地跌坐在長椅上。lie on躺在長椅上fall asleep on在長椅上入睡PREPOSITIONon the settee在長椅上She found her glasses lying on the settee.她發現自己的眼鏡擱在長椅上。PHRASESthe arm of a settee, the back of a settee長椅扶手/靠背

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