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cullis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cullis has 1 sense
- cullis(n = noun.artifact) Array - a gutter in a roof; Array is a part of building, edifice
is a kind of gutter, trough
CIDE DICTIONARY
cullis, n. [OF. coleïs, 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. [1913 Webster]
"When I am exellent at caudles
And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me." [1913 Webster]
And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me." [1913 Webster]
cullis, n. [F.coulisse groove, fr. the same source as E. cullis broth.].
A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove. [1913 Webster]
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