\Cou*lisse"\ (k??-l?s"; F. k??`l?s"), n. [F., fr.
couler to flow, glide.]
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.

\Cou*lisse"\, n.
1. A fluting in a sword blade.
2. The outside stock exchange, or ``curb market,'' of Paris.
   [French Use]