settee
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noun
a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.
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| a seat, for two or more people, with a back and usually with arms | |
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Settee
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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Example sentences
Seating types: armchair two seat settee, three seat sofa, and accessory tables.
A-Woodworkers know that some woods are better than others for different parts of a chair or settee.
It consisted of a handsome settee or lounge nicely upholstered and cushioned.
The family huddled on a wooden settee and in plastic chairs around a brazier of burning coals on the concrete floor to keep warm.
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