coulisse

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coulisse

  • /kuːˈliːs/

Rhymes with -iːs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French coulisse.

noun coulisses

  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.

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noun piece of timber

Italianoscanalatura, incavo

noun side scene

Italianoquinta
Ελληνικάκουίντα kouínta
Românăculisă
Русскийкули́сы kulísy

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"coulisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coulisse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coulisse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coulisse

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"coulisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coulisse.

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@misc{coulisse_2026,
  title = {coulisse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coulisse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}