settee
nounEtymology From French scétie, scitie.
1
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
settee
noun/sɛˈtiː/
Etymology Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).
- The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 18, in The Subtle Minotaur:
- “You might have to calm this down, my darling. I'm not sure this settee can take it.” “This settee has taken centuries of our love.”2022 July 12, Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms, “Reunited” (9:01 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 4, episode 1:
- Derived terms
- bed settee, settee bed