coulisse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a flat situated in the wings
    wing flat.
  2. noun a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

WordNet

Cou*lisse" noun
Etymology
F., fr. couler to flow, glide.
Definitions
  1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.
  2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes.

Webster 1913