tapis vert

American  

[ta-pee ver] / ta pi ˈvɛr /

noun

French.

• tapis verts
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tapis verts
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tapis vert

Literally, “green carpet”

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Example Sentences

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tapis vert

For a project at a London townhouse, yews clipped into massive rectangles are lined up colonnade-style, framing an impeccable tapis vert that is reached by ascending a broad flight of limestone steps.

From Architectural Digest ● May 20, 2015

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

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

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

From Reminiscences of Captain Gronow by R. H. (Rees Howell) Gronow

Cour de Marbre, Versailles Stretching out behind the palace are the famous gardens, the parterres, the tapis vert, the fountains and the grand canal, with the park of the Trianons off to the right.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus

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

From The House in Good Taste by Elsie de Wolfe

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