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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[oo^]*l[i^]s"; F. k[=oo]'l[-e]s"), noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[=oo]*l[=e]s"), noun
1. A fluting in a sword blade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The outside stock exchange, or ''curb market,'' of Paris. [French Use] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
coulisse
noun
1: a flat situated in the wings [syn: {wing flat}]
2: a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
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