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 Meaning of CULLIS
| Pronunciation: |  | 'kulis 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  a gutter in a roof |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | building, edifice, gutter, trough |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | 
\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.]
      When I am exellent at caudles And cullises . . . you
      shall be welcome to me.                  --Beau. & Fl.
\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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