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killesse

killesse noun: a gutter, groove, or channel.

Noun

killesse (plural killesses)

  1. (obsolete) A gutter, groove, or channel.
  2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A hip roof.

Forms of killesse

pluralkillesses
alternative formkillese

Origin of killesse

Compare coulisse.

Questions about killesse

What does killesse mean?
Killesse means a gutter, groove, or channel.
What part of speech is killesse?
Killesse is a noun.
What is the plural of killesse?
The plural of killesse is killesses.

Words near killesse in the dictionary

  1. killery
  2. Killes
  3. killese
  4. killeses
  5. Killeshandra
  6. killesse
  7. killesses
  8. killest
  9. Killester
  10. killeth
  11. Killey

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