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set⋅tee
[set-tee] 
–noun
| a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered. |
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| set·tee (sě-tē') n.
[Perhaps alteration of settle, bench.] |
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Settee
Set*tee"\, n. [F. sc['e]tie, scitie.] (Naut.) A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean. [Written also setee.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Settee
Spanish:
sofá,
German:
die Ruhebank,
Japanese:
ソファー
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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settee
an upholstered seat with back and arms (sometimes upholstered), designed to accommodate two or more people in a sitting or reclining position. The earliest surviving types, dating back to the 17th century in Europe, have sides that let down for conversion into a bed. Variations of backrests and armrests appeared, and the precedent, still followed in the 21st century, was established of making the settee part of a matched set of chairs.
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