See Also: tapis(1)(dictionary)
tapis(2)(dictionary)

tapis(2) (iou)



tapis noun. ['tapi] Pl. same. L15.
[Old French tapiz (also mod.) tapis from late Latin tapetium from Greek tapetion dim. of tapes, tapet- tapestry.]
A cloth, esp. of a decorated oriental fabric of a type exported to France in the 18th cent., worked with artistic designs in colours, used as a curtain, tablecloth, etc.; a tapestry.
on the tapis (of a subject) under discussion or consideration. tapis vert a long strip of grass, a grass walk.