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: a long seat with a back
2
: a medium-sized sofa with arms and a back
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the young couple snuggled on the settee
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By Southern law, enslaved people were property, like a plow horse or a prized settee, bought and sold or passed down from one family member to another.
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David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Most of us would settle for Lucozade and a duvet on the settee, but Howe is Newcastle’s king nerd.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The Anthropologie wicker rattan settee is just what your outdoor setup needs.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025
Here, eight settee styles that channel elegance without stuffiness.
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David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Most of us would settle for Lucozade and a duvet on the settee, but Howe is Newcastle’s king nerd.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The Anthropologie wicker rattan settee is just what your outdoor setup needs.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025
Here, eight settee styles that channel elegance without stuffiness.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Settee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settee. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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settee
noun
set·tee
se-ˈtē 
1
: a long seat with a back
2
: a medium-sized sofa with arms and a back
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