"settee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛˈtiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-settee.wav Forms: settees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{unc|en|Unclear}} Unclear, {{suf|en|settle|ee|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=seat, long bench}} settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} settee (plural settees)
  1. (UK, Texas) A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa. Tags: Texas, UK Categories (topical): Furniture Derived forms: bed settee, settee bed Related terms: loveseat, couch, divan, sofa Translations (long seat): кана́па (kanápa) [feminine] (Belarusian), канапе (kanape) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sofà [masculine] (Catalan), Sitzbank [feminine] (German), Sofa [neuter] (German), Couch [feminine] (German), canapè [masculine] (Italian), hōpa (Maori), (nohoanga) hāneanea (Maori), sofa [feminine] (Polish), дива́н (diván) [masculine] (Russian), софа́ (sofá) [feminine] (Russian), куше́тка (kušétka) [feminine] (Russian), тахта́ (taxtá) [feminine] (Russian), sofá [feminine] (Spanish), setî [feminine] (Welsh), soffa [feminine] (Welsh)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɛˈtiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-settee.wav Forms: settees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From French scétie, scitie. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|scétie}} French scétie Head templates: {{en-noun}} settee (plural settees)
  1. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean. Categories (topical): Watercraft Synonyms: setee
    Sense id: en-settee-en-noun-Jzm~fIqg Disambiguation of Watercraft: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "lateen",
          "lateen"
        ],
        [
          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "Mediterranean",
          "Mediterranean"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛˈtiː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-settee.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-settee.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-settee.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-settee.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-settee.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "setee"
    }
  ],
  "word": "settee"
}

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