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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
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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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