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settee

[set-tee] / sɛtˈti /
NOUN
couch
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"She came upstairs and into the living room door and collapsed on the settee," she said.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

Jimenez likes a backless settee or daybed placed in front of a fireplace, so people can admire the flames facing one way and turn to converse with others in the opposite direction.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2024

Wright Auctions, a leading venue for the sales of contemporary design goods, has fetched five-figure deals for a Hans Wegner desk, a George Nakashima settee and a chair designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2023

The fabulous settee is, unfortunately, a one-off, but it is very inviting.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2023

He jumped off and gave the settee a kick to push it back even further.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

There are comfy settees to sit on, there is loads of natural light and a free coffee machine.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2023

The palace, where royals once lounged on plush settees, is a Victorian music box in the center of Honolulu.

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2022

Pace’s parents, Elena and Nicola, both nearly 90, occupy the stately 19th-century house next door, though theirs has a marble-floored entrance, oil portraits on the walls, fringed lampshades and velvet settees.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2022

“The bold colors, opulent gilded mirrors, crystal chandeliers, allegorical artwork, taxidermy and silk upholstered settees that decorate the mansion set a feeling of environmental submersion or time travel,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2021

We move into a formal living room with ornate molding and green velvet settees, so full of heavy furniture I can hardly see the floor.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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