"settee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛˈtiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-settee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: settees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{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), sofa [feminine] (Polish), дива́н (diván) [masculine] (Russian), софа́ (sofá) [feminine] (Russian), куше́тка (kušétka) [feminine] (Russian), тахта́ (taxtá) [feminine] (Russian), sofá [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-settee-en-noun-QN4h2L7k Disambiguation of Furniture: 87 13 Categories (other): British English, Texas English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ee (diminutive), English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɛˈtiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-settee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: settees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From French scétie, scitie. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|scétie}} French scétie, {{m|fr|scitie}} scitie 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: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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