settlings

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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2016

Fix'd in the slime they say: 'Sad once were we In the sweet air made gladsome by the sun, Carrying a foul and lazy mist within: Now in these murky settlings are we sad.'

From The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 04 by Cary, Henry Francis

It is then beaten again, and again allowed to settle, drawing off the clear water; and these alternate beatings, settlings, and drawing off the clear water, are repeated, till nothing remain but a thick substance.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert

Moreover, this group forms the industrial reservoir which receives the settlings of the most recent European and Asiatic immigration.

From The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners by Orth, Samuel Peter

Strain it through a sieve into a pan; next day pour it from the settlings, and bottle it for use.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady