coulisse

[ koo-lees ]

/ kuˈlis /

noun

a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel.

Theater.

the space between two wing flats, leg drops, or the like.
any space or area backstage.
wing flat.

Origin of coulisse

1810–20; <French: groove, something that slides in a groove; see portcullis

Words nearby coulisse

couldst, coulee, coulibiac, coulibiaca, coulis, coulisse, couloir, coulomb, Coulomb field, Coulomb force, Coulomb's law

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Example sentences from the Web for coulisse

Her easy confession of the garden-company opened the trying scene,—almost in the coulisse.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
The same "sesame" opened to him the coulisse of the Opera and the penetralia of the Franais.
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II)|Charles James Lever
A saucy soubrette who might easily have just stepped from the coulisse of a Parisian theater!
The Green Mouse|Robert W. Chambers
Sale in blank was absolutely forbidden, and in the coulisse business was at a standstill.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for coulisse

coulisse

/ (kuːˈliːs) /

noun

Also called: cullis a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel, such as a sluicegate, portcullis, or stage flat

a flat piece of scenery situated in the wings of a theatre; wing flat
a space between wing flats

part of the Paris Bourse where unofficial securities are tradedCompare parquet (def. 4)

Word Origin for coulisse

C19: from French: groove, from Old French couleïce portcullis

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单词	coulisse
释义	coulisse [ koo-lees ] / kuˈlis / noun a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel. Theater. the space between two wing flats, leg drops, or the like. any space or area backstage. wing flat. Origin of coulisse 1810–20; <French: groove, something that slides in a groove; see portcullis Words nearby coulisse couldst, coulee, coulibiac, coulibiaca, coulis, coulisse, couloir, coulomb, Coulomb field, Coulomb force, Coulomb's law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coulisse Her easy confession of the garden-company opened the trying scene,—almost in the coulisse. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)\|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter The same "sesame" opened to him the coulisse of the Opera and the penetralia of the Franais. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II)\|Charles James Lever A saucy soubrette who might easily have just stepped from the coulisse of a Parisian theater! The Green Mouse\|Robert W. Chambers Sale in blank was absolutely forbidden, and in the coulisse business was at a standstill. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for coulisse coulisse / (kuːˈliːs) / noun Also called: cullis a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel, such as a sluicegate, portcullis, or stage flat a flat piece of scenery situated in the wings of a theatre; wing flat a space between wing flats part of the Paris Bourse where unofficial securities are tradedCompare parquet (def. 4) Word Origin for coulisse C19: from French: groove, from Old French couleïce portcullis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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