settee

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set·tee /seˈtiː/ noun [countable] especially British English   DHFa long comfortable seat with a back and usually with arms, for more than one person to sit on 长沙发，长靠椅 SYN sofa →4  See picture of 见图 SOFA

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settee• He is perched uncomfortably on a settee with a photo album on his knee.• All those red velvet curtains and golden tassels, and settees with little golden legs.• Choose either a suite with double bed or large suite with double bed plus double bed settee for one or two children.• Roman caught her before she could fall and carried her to the small settee.• He went behind the settee and pretended to go to sleep.• Sorrel, asleep on the settee, suddenly became alert and looked expectantly in the direction of the kitchen.• Cliff swung me round with all his strength and flung me down on the settee.• He turned the fire off and sat down on the settee, looking at the woman all the while.Origin settee (1700-1800) → SETTLE

set·tee nounChineseSyllable  

long comfortable back a seat with with a Corpus and usually

settee
set‧tee /seˈtiː/ noun [countable] especially British English
a long comfortable seat with a back and usually with arms, for more than one person to sit on
   SYN  sofa

set·teeBrE /seˈtiː/ 🔊NAmE /seˈtiː/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, for two or more people to sit on 长沙发 SYN sofa, couch