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tapis

[ tap-ee, tap-is, ta-pee ]

noun

, plural tap·is.
  1. Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.


tapis

/ tapi; ˈtæpiː; ˈtæpɪ /

noun

  1. tapestry or carpeting, esp as formerly used to cover a table in a council chamber


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tapis1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tapis1

C17: from French, from Old French tapiz, from Greek tapētion rug, from tapēs carpet

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. on the tapis, under consideration or discussion:

    A new housing development for that area is on the tapis.

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Example Sentences

“I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis,” the letter reads.

She was therefore prepared to sustain her part in the drama Routemberg was bringing on the tapis.

Viollet-le-Duc says that the “Saracinois” was a term applied to the makers of velvety carpets (tapis veloutés).

With Mrs. Van Varick on the tapis, Tommie is safe from designing ladies who might marry him for his money.

There is sure to be some large picnic, some delightful gathering on the "tapis," when they choose to exhibit their griefs.

And then, at last, that future day was absolutely brought on the tapis as though now to be named.

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