tapis vert
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tapis vert
Literally, “green carpet”
Example Sentences
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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
Nor did he put down pesetas upon the tapis vert.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne
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
The gravel around the tapis vert is black with the figures of those whom the fineness of the evening has induced to take a parting stroll in the ground before retiring.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
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 McManus, Blanche
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