[tap-ee, tap-is, ta-pee] 
| 1. | Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering. |
| 2. | on the tapis, under consideration or discussion: A new housing development for that area is on the tapis. |
tion little carpet, equiv. to tapēt- (s. of tápēs) carpet + -ion dim. suffix
| tap·is (tāp'ē, tāp'ĭs, tā-pē') n. Obsolete Tapestry or comparable material used for draperies, carpeting, and furniture covering. [Middle English, from Old French; see tapestry.] |