tapis

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

/ ˈtæp i, ˈtæp ɪs, tæˈpi /

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noun, plural tap·is.

Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.

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Idioms about tapis

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

Origin of tapis

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

Words nearby tapis

Tàpies, tap-in, tapioca, tapioca-plant, tapir, tapis, tapis vert, tapotement, Tappan, tap pants, Tappan Zee

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How to use tapis in a sentence

“I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis,” the letter reads.
The Oxford English Dictionary: The Original Crowdsourcer|Josh Dzieza|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was therefore prepared to sustain her part in the drama Routemberg was bringing on the tapis.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Viollet-le-Duc says that the “Saracinois” was a term applied to the makers of velvety carpets (tapis veloutés).
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
With Mrs. Van Varick on the tapis, Tommie is safe from designing ladies who might marry him for his money.
The Genial Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs

There is sure to be some large picnic, some delightful gathering on the "tapis," when they choose to exhibit their griefs.
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl|Jenny Wren
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) /

noun plural tapis

tapestry or carpeting, esp as formerly used to cover a table in a council chamber

Word Origin for tapis

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

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