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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Coulisse  \Cou*lisse"\,  n. 
  1.  A  fluting  in  a  sword  blade. 
 
  2.  The  outside  stock  exchange,  or  ``curb  market,''  of  Paris. 
  [French  Use] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Coulisse  \Cou*lisse"\  (k??-l?s";  F.  k??`l?s"),  n.  [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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  coulisse 
  n  1:  scenery  situated  in  the  wings  [syn:  {wing  flat}] 
  2:  a  timber  member  grooved  to  take  a  sliding  panel 




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