Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a gutter in a roof;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cullis \Cul"lis\ (k?l"l?s), n. [OF. cole["i]s, F. coulis, fr.
OF. & F. couler to strain, to flow, fr. L. colare to filter,
strain; cf. LL. coladicium. Cf. Colander.]
A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids;
also, a savory jelly. [Obs.]
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When I am exellent at caudles
And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me. --Beau.
& Fl.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cullis \Cul"lis\, n.; pl. Cullises (-?z). [F.coulisse groove,
fr. the same source as E. cullis broth.] (Arch.)
A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cullis
n 1: a gutter in a roof