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Coulisse

Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[oo^]*l[i^]s"; F. k[=oo]`l[-e]s"), n.

  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.

Coulisse

Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[=oo]*l[=e]s"), n.

  1. A fluting in a sword blade.

  2. The outside stock exchange, or ``curb market,'' of Paris. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||

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coulisse

n. 1 A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides. 2 A fluting in a sword blade. 3 A side scene of the stage in a theater or the space between the side scenes.

WordNet
coulisse

  1. n. a flat situated in the wings [syn: wing flat]

  2. a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

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There was science, but a science without meaning, coulisses without depth and without the slightest hint of contemporary significance.