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
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.
• 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
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
