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[wellinghall]

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[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

Ah...my childhood settee, and my now settee were/are both wooden framed with large upholstered cushions at seat and back, not like most(UK) sofas.

Grandma called her fully-upholstered 3-piece-suite settee a settee though, although they weren't the squishy sort as people seem to often have now, either.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Your settee sounds exactly the sort of thing we used to have.