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settlings





NOUN
silt
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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

"When the froth is blown away and the bubbles quit rising, there are going to be some mighty bitter settlings left in the bottom of the stein."

From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde

“We once were sad, In the sweet air, made gladsome by the sun, Now in these murky settlings are we sad.”

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by John Ruskin

The clarified butter is to be put aside to be kept, the settlings must be used for common and immediate purposes.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Sir Francis Galton

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 Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury


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