coulisse
[ koo-lees ]
/ kuˈlis /
noun
a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel.
Theater.
- the space between two wing flats, leg drops, or the like.
- any space or area backstage.
- wing flat.
Origin of coulisse
1810–20; < French: groove, something that slides in a groove; see
portcullis
Words nearby coulisse
couldst,
coulee,
coulibiac,
coulibiaca,
coulis,
coulisse,
couloir,
coulomb,
coulomb field,
coulomb force,
coulomb's law
Example sentences from the Web for coulisse
Her easy confession of the garden-company opened the trying scene,—almost in the coulisse.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) |Jean Paul Friedrich RichterThe same "sesame" opened to him the coulisse of the Opera and the penetralia of the Franais.
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) |Charles James LeverA saucy soubrette who might easily have just stepped from the coulisse of a Parisian theater!
The Green Mouse |Robert W. ChambersSale in blank was absolutely forbidden, and in the coulisse business was at a standstill.
British Dictionary definitions for coulisse
coulisse
/ (kuːˈliːs) /
noun
Also called: cullis
a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel, such as a sluicegate, portcullis, or stage flat
- a flat piece of scenery situated in the wings of a theatre; wing flat
- a space between wing flats
part of the Paris Bourse where unofficial securities are traded
Compare parquet (def. 4)
Word Origin for coulisse
C19: from French: groove, from Old French
couleïce
portcullis