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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Cullis  \Cul"lis\  (k?l"l?s),  n.  [OF.  cole["i]s,  F.  coulis,  fr 
  OF  &  F.  couler  to  strain,  to  flow,  fr  L.  colare  to  filter, 
  strain;  cf  LL  coladicium  Cf  {Colander}.] 
  A  strong  broth  of  meat,  strained  and  made  clear  for  invalids; 
  also  a  savory  jelly.  [Obs.] 
 
  When  I  am  exellent  at  caudles  And  cullises  .  .  .  you 
  shall  be  welcome  to  me  --Beau.  &  Fl 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Cullis  \Cul"lis\,  n.;  pl  {Cullises}  (-?z).  [F.  coulisse  groove, 
  fr  the  same  source  as  E.  cullis  broth.]  (Arch.) 
  A  gutter  in  a  roof;  a  channel  or  groove. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  cullis 
  n  :  a  gutter  in  a  roof 




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