1. [n]  small sofa that seats two people
2. [n]  a private conversation between two people
3. [adv]  without the intrusion of a third person; in intimate privacy; "we talked tete-a-tete"
4. [adj]  involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"

TETE-A-TETE is a 11 letter word that starts with T.

1. \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\ (t[=a]t`[.a]*t[=a]t"), n.
   [F., head to head. See {Tester} a covering, {Test} a cupel.]
   1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of
      two persons.
   
   2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.
   
   

2. \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, a.
   Private; confidential; familiar.
   
         She avoided t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te walks with him. --C.
                                                  Kingsley.
   
   

3. \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, adv.
   Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.
   --Prior.