1. 
[syn: coulisse, wing flat]
2.  a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[=oo]*l[=e]s"), n.
   1. A fluting in a sword blade.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   2. The outside stock exchange, or "curb market," of Paris.
      [French Use]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[oo^]*l[i^]s"; F. k[=oo]`l[-e]s"), n.
   [F., fr. couler to flow, glide.]
   1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something
      glides.
      [1913 Webster]
   2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the
      space included between the side scenes.
      [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coulisse
    n 1: a flat situated in the wings [syn: coulisse, wing flat]
    2: a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel