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coulisse

Syllables: cou·lisse/kuːˈliːs/

coulisse noun: a piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.

Noun

coulisse (plural 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.

coulisse meaning in Tamil

coulisse in Tamil

தவாளிப்பு மரச்சட்டம், நழுவி

Forms of coulisse

pluralcoulisses

Origin of coulisse

Borrowed from French coulisse.

Words that rhyme with coulisse

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Questions about coulisse

What does coulisse mean?
Coulisse means a piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.
What is coulisse in Tamil?
Coulisse in Tamil is தவாளிப்பு மரச்சட்டம், நழுவி. See Coulisse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coulisse?
Coulisse is a noun.
How do you pronounce coulisse?
Coulisse is pronounced /kuːˈliːs/.
What is the plural of coulisse?
The plural of coulisse is coulisses.

Words near coulisse in the dictionary

  1. Coulibalys
  2. coulibiac
  3. coulibiacs
  4. coulis
  5. coulises
  6. coulisse
  7. coulisses
  8. Coulls
  9. coulochemical
  10. couloir
  11. couloirs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coulisse (page history and authors); coulisse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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