Coulisse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[oo^]*l[i^]s"; F. k[=oo]`l[-e]s"), n.
     [F., fr. couler to flow, glide.]
     1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something
        glides.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the
        space included between the side scenes.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[=oo]*l[=e]s"), n.
     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
       n 1: a flat situated in the wings [syn: {wing flat}]
       2: a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel