coulé

noun

cou·​lé
küˈlā
plural -s
1
a
: a slur in music
b
: one of several graces usually of two or three sliding notes indicated by a dash
c
: a sliding from one note or one string to another (as on a banjo)
2
: a gliding dance step

Word History

Etymology

French, from coulé, past participle of couler

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“Coulé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coul%C3%A9. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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