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