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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tapis

· Ta·pis · IPA /ˈtapɪs/
01 n. Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
  1. 1.
    Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
Phrases & compounds
On the tapis — on the table, or under consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the tapis.
02 v. t. To cover or work with figures like tapestry.
  1. 1.
    To cover or work with figures like tapestry.[R.]