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Webster 1913 Edition

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(koŏ-lĭs′; F. koōˊlē̍s′)

Noun.

[F., fr.

couler

to flow, glide.]

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

One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes.

See also: coulisse

coulissé m ‎(feminine singular coulissée, masculine plural coulissés, feminine plural coulissées)