Definition of Cullis

1. Noun. A gutter in a roof.

Group relationships: Building, Edifice
Generic synonyms: Gutter, Trough

Definition of Cullis

1. n. A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly.

2. n. A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.

Definition of Cullis

1. Noun. (architecture) A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cullis

1. a gutter in a roof [n -LISES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cullis

cullenders
culler
cullers
cullets
cullibility
cullible
cullied
cullies
cullin
culling
cullings
cullionly
cullions
cullis (current term)
cullises
culls
cully
cullying
cullyism
cullyisms
culm
culmed
culmen
culmens
culmiferous
culminal
culminant
culminate

Literary usage of Cullis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1874)
"Dr. cullis and his manifold work in Boston have by this time won a place in the ... Annual reports have been issued by Dr. cullis, giving information of the ..."

2. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1874)
"Dr. cullis and his manifold work in Boston have by this time won a place in the public mind large enough and warm enough to warrant an account of that work ..."

3. The Universal Cook: And City and Country Housekeeper by Francis Collingwood, John Woollams (1806)
"To make a white cullis. HAVING cut a piece of veal into small bits, ... Put this into your cullis, but do not let it boil, and, if it does not appear ..."

4. Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book: Adapted for Families in by William Augustus Henderson, David Hughson (1828)
"A Family cullis. TAKE apiece of butter rolled in flour, and stir it in your ... A White cullis. ' CUT a piece of veal into thin bits, and put it into a ..."

5. The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy: Which Far Exceeds Any Thing of the by Hannah Glasse (1774)
"When your cullis is done, This cullis is for all forts of ... and ftrain your cullis through a filk drainer. lis the Italian way. ..."

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