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Canape vs Settee - What's the difference?

canape | settee |

As nouns the difference between canape and settee

is that canape is settee, couch while settee is a long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa or settee can be a vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the mediterranean.

canape

English

(wikipedia canapé)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An hors d’oeuvre, a bite size slice open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
  • A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.

    • settee

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
  • * 1954 , Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur , chapter 18:
    • 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.
    See also
    * couch * divan * sofa

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) , (scitie).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.

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