settlings

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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2016

"When the froth is blown away and the bubbles quit rising, there are going to be some mighty bitter settlings left in the bottom of the stein."

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis

Take out the jar, pour the juice clear from the settlings through a hair sieve into a clean stewpan, and let it boil very gently for half an hour.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Yet sometimes sudden settlings, accompanied by more or less extended earthquakes, must have visibly altered local landscapes.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling

In the morning pour off the liquid quickly and carefully from the lees or settlings, strain it and put it into small bottles, dipping the corks in melted rosin.

From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza