tapis vert

[ ta-pee ver ]

noun

, French.

, plural ta·pis verts [t, a, -pee , ver].

1. an unbroken expanse of lawn used as a major element of a landscape design.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tapis vert¹

Literally, “green carpet”

Example Sentences

The fountains and jets in this section, north and south of the Allee du Tapis Vert (green lawn), are almost innumerable.

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The tapis vert occupies the greater part of the garden, and it is bordered by gravel walks bordered in turn with white flowerbeds.

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I recollect a young Irishman, Mr Gough, losing a large fortune at this tapis vert.

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The ground occupied was a sort of table land, having for its surface a tapis vert, or green cover.

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She had lost her youth, her happiness, her all, on the tapis vert of human life.

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