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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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