settee

[ set-tee ]

/ sɛtˈti /

a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered.

Origin of settee

First recorded in 1710–20; perhaps variant of settle²

He broke off, came to the settee at right angles to the fire on which she was sitting, and sat down beside her.

In the Wilderness |Robert Hichens
The Doctor was there, and he made room for me on the settee.

The Sea and the Jungle |H. M. Tomlinson
She sank down wearily upon one end of the settee, and I took the other, leaning forward, my face in my hands.

Gordon Craig |Randall Parrish
(making an effort to escort him downstairs, but giving it up, and sitting down heavily on a settee instead).

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 |Various

At the same time Lucinda herself discovered her friends occupying a settee, with Fanny Lontaine between them.

Linda Lee, Incorporated |Louis Joseph Vance

settee

/ (sɛˈtiː) /

a seat, for two or more people, with a back and usually with arms

C18: changed from settle ²