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Settee

Noun CEFR B1
sɛˈtiː

Definitions

  1. A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
    Texas, UK
  2. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
  3. A surname from Cree.

Equivalents

Españolsofá
Françaissettée
13 more languages
العربيةالأريكة
Беларускаяканапа
Catalàsofà
Cymraegsetîsoffa
Ελληνικάκαναπές
Gàidhliglangasaid
Italianocanapè

Examples

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.”
““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.””

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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