Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coulisse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\, n.
1. A fluting in a sword blade.
2. The outside stock exchange, or ``curb market,'' of Paris.
[French Use]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k??-l?s"; F. k??`l?s"), n. [F., fr.
couler to flow, glide.]
1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something
glides.
2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the
space included between the side scenes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coulisse
n 1: a flat situated in the wings [syn: {wing flat}]
2: a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
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