cullis

American  

[kuhl-is] / ˈkʌl ɪs /

noun

1. a gutter, as at the eaves of a roof.

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cullis British  

/ ˈkʌlɪs /

noun

1. a gutter in or at the eaves of a roof

2. another word for coulisse

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Etymology

Origin of cullis

1830–40; < French coulisse coulisse; cf. portcullis

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Example Sentences

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cullis

When they are well done take them out, and put them into a good cullis, with a little broth.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

Add to the sauce five or six spoonfuls of cullis; let it boil up two or three times, and then pour it over the salmon, and serve up.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury

And betwixt the various plates and dishes, jars and bottle of sauce, cullis, stock and preserved truffles, pans of foie gras and boxes of sardines and tunny-fish were strewn over the bed of paper shavings.

From The Fat and the Thin by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

Put a pint of cullis into a stewpan with a glass of white wine, two slices of peeled lemons, two cloves, a clove of garlic, half a laurel-leaf, parsley, scallions, onions, and turnip.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury

Rub it through a search, and put it into a stewpan with two spoonfuls of cullis; put in a little salt and cayenne.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs

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