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cullises

cullises is the plural of cullis.

Meaning of cullis

Noun

cullis (plural cullises)

  1. A gutter in a roof.
  2. A channel or groove, as for a side-scene in a theatre.
  3. (obsolete) A strong meat broth, strained and made clear for someone who is ill
    • When I am excellent at caudles
      And cullises […] you shall be welcome to me.1609–1612, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Captaine”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act I, scene iii
  4. (obsolete) a savoury jelly.
    • To make fine Cullis or Jelly.[…]Take a red Cock, scald, wash and dress him clean, seeth it in White-wine or Rhenish Wine, and scum it clean, put in a pint of thick Cream to it, then put in whole Spices, Sugar and Rosewater, and boil them together.1684, Hannah Woolley, The Queen-like Closet

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Questions about cullises

What is cullises the plural of?
Cullises is the plural of cullis.

Words near cullises in the dictionary

  1. cullins
  2. cullion
  3. cullionly
  4. cullions
  5. cullis
  6. cullises
  7. Cullison
  8. Cullisons
  9. Cullit
  10. Culliton
  11. Cullitons

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