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  • noun Plural form of settee.

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Examples

  • There had been provided for us the director's car, a very large and extremely comfortable vehicle, with abundance of velvet "settees" or divan sofas, with an immense stock of lobster-salad, cold croquettes, game, with "wines of every fineness," and excellent waiters.

    Memoirs Charles Godfrey Leland 1863

  • Easton thinks it's interesting that there is a lot of tension that arises when people from the military talk to people in the press, and she wonders what that tells us, moving forward, and perhaps she can enjoy finding out by laying back and using some newly homeless people as settees.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Easton thinks it's interesting that there is a lot of tension that arises when people from the military talk to people in the press, and she wonders what that tells us, moving forward, and perhaps she can enjoy finding out by laying back and using some newly homeless people as settees.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

  • Easton thinks it's interesting that there is a lot of tension that arises when people from the military talk to people in the press, and she wonders what that tells us, moving forward, and perhaps she can enjoy finding out by laying back and using some newly homeless people as settees.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

  • Easton thinks it's interesting that there is a lot of tension that arises when people from the military talk to people in the press, and she wonders what that tells us, moving forward, and perhaps she can enjoy finding out by laying back and using some newly homeless people as settees.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

  • Every room is different, packed with the most luxurious pieces -- Tibetan silk rugs, Moroccan tile work, buttery leather settees, and my favorite, marble bathrooms!

    Estee Stanley: New York City: A Love Story Estee Stanley 2011

  • Every room is different, packed with the most luxurious pieces -- Tibetan silk rugs, Moroccan tile work, buttery leather settees, and my favorite, marble bathrooms!

    Estee Stanley: New York City: A Love Story Estee Stanley 2011

  • Easton thinks it's interesting that there is a lot of tension that arises when people from the military talk to people in the press, and she wonders what that tells us, moving forward, and perhaps she can enjoy finding out by laying back and using some newly homeless people as settees.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Every room is different, packed with the most luxurious pieces -- Tibetan silk rugs, Moroccan tile work, buttery leather settees, and my favorite, marble bathrooms!

    Estee Stanley: New York City: A Love Story Estee Stanley 2011

  • Easton thinks it's interesting that there is a lot of tension that arises when people from the military talk to people in the press, and she wonders what that tells us, moving forward, and perhaps she can enjoy finding out by laying back and using some newly homeless people as settees.

    TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010

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