tapis

[ tap-ee, tap-is, ta-pee ]

noun,plural tap·is.
  1. Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.

Idioms about tapis

  1. on the tapis, under consideration or discussion: A new housing development for that area is on the tapis.

Origin of tapis

1
1485–95; <Middle French; Old French tapiz ≪ Greek tapḗtion little carpet, equivalent to tapēt- (stem of tápēs) carpet + -ion diminutive suffix

Words Nearby tapis

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How to use tapis in a sentence

  • And then, at last, that future day was absolutely brought on the tapis as though now to be named.

    Mr. Scarborough's Family | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for tapis

tapis

/ (ˈtæpiː, ˈtæpɪ, French tapi) /


nounplural tapis
  1. tapestry or carpeting, esp as formerly used to cover a table in a council chamber

Origin of tapis

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C17: from French, from Old French tapiz, from Greek tapētion rug, from tapēs carpet

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