coulisse noun. [ku:'li:s] E19.
[French, use as noun of fem. of coulis sliding: see CULLIS noun¹. Cf. PORTCULLIS.]
1. Theatrical. Each of the side scenes of a stage; sing. & (usu.) in pl., the space between them, the wings. E19.

2. A groove in which a sluice-gate or other movable partition slides up and down. M19.

3. The body of outside dealers on the Paris Bourse; similar dealers in other stock exchanges; the place where they deal. L19.

4. A corridor; fig. a place of informal discussion or negotiation. E20.

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