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

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 Galton, Francis, Sir

In the morning pour off the liquid quickly and carefully from the lees or settlings, strain it and put it into small bottles, dipping the corks in melted rosin.

From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Leslie, Eliza

It should be allowed to become cold, when all the greasy particles will float on the surface, and becoming hard, can be easily taken off, and the settlings will remain at the bottom.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William