1. a flat piece of scenery at the side of a theater stage
Usage: theater
2. a groove or channel that guides the movement of a sliding part
Usage: technical

Examples

• The actor waited behind the coulisse for his entrance cue.
• Stagehands moved the coulisse into position for the next scene.
• The sliding door moved smoothly along its coulisse.
• The carpenter cut a precise coulisse to guide the drawer.
• Theater designers painted elaborate scenes on each coulisse.
• The mechanism required a well-oiled coulisse to function properly.