COULISSE

coulisse

(noun) a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

coulisse, wing flat

(noun) a flat situated in the wings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coulisse (plural coulisses)

A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.

A fluting in a sword blade.

A side scene of the stage in a theater or the space between the side scenes.

Anagrams

• coulises, leucosis

Source: Wiktionary


Cou*lisse" (k-ls"; F. k`ls"), n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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