The Collaborative International Dictionary
Settle \Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit.
A seat of any kind. [Obs.] ``Upon the settle of his majesty''
--Hampole.A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
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A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.
And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
--Ezek. xliii. 1 Settle bed, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]
Usage examples of "settle bed".
In Darby's quiet house, against which the cunning, the power, and the fury of the Good People would first break, you can't think of half the suffering of Bridget and the childher, as they lay huddled together on the settle bed.
Darby's quiet house, against which the cunning, the power, and the fury of the Good People would first break, you can't think of half the suffering of Bridget and the childher, as they lay huddled together on the settle bed.