Ornaments, in the form of CULS-de-lampe, terminate the centre of the arches, which are painted in azure-blue, and charged with stars.
"Paris As It Was and As It Is"
Francis W. Blagdon
Above the lake the river became still narrower and more tortuous, dividing sometimes into numerous branches, most of which proved to be mere CULS-de-sac.
"Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War"
Various
It contains between fifty and sixty streets, including the alleys and CULS-de-sac.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton