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Webster 1913 Edition


Cullis

Cul′lis

(k[GREEK]l′l[GREEK]s)
,
Noun.
[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.
[Obs.]
When I am exellent at caudles
And
cullises
. . . you shall be welcome to me.
Beau. & Fl.

Cul′lis

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cullises
(-[GREEK]z)
.
[F.
coulisse
groove, fr. the same source as E.
cullis
broth.]
(Arch.)
A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cullis

CULLIS

,
Noun.
1.
Broth of boiled meat strained.
2.
A kind of jelly.

Definition 2024


cullis

cullis

English

Noun

cullis (plural cullises)

  1. (architecture) A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
  2. A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for someone who is ill or infirm; also, a savoury jelly.
    • Beaumont and Fletcher
      When I am excellent at caudles / And cullises [] you shall be welcome to me.


Catalan

Verb

cullis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of collir