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WordInfo
Morphology
Lemmata
Forms: sella (data provider: donatus-sup), selle (data provider: donatus-sup)
Dictionary
Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Séll-a, s. f. dim. Séll-étta, Séll-íno, disp. Séll-áccia,
1. a saddle. Votar la —, to lose the saddle, fall from the horse in jousting; (fig.) to be disconcerted, embarrassed. Rimaner in —, to have the upper hand, to conquer; 2. throne, seat, see.E lascia seder Cesare nella —, and let Cæsar be upon the throne; 3. stool, close-stool. Andar a —, to go to the water-closet.
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sella: any kind of sadle or pad. Also a seat or sitting place. Also a closestoole.