settee

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Etymology 1

Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) +‎ -ee (diminutive suffix).

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settee (plural settees)

  1. (UK, Texas) A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
    • 1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 18, in The Subtle Minotaur‎:
      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.
    • 2022 July 12, Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms, “Reunited” (9:01 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎, season 4, episode 1:
      “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.”
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Etymology 2

From French scétie, scitie.

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.
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