From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tapis
n 1: a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and
upholstery [syn: tapestry, tapis]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tapis \Tap"is\, v. t.
To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] --Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tapis \Ta"pis\, n. [F. See Tapestry.]
Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
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On the tapis, or Upon the tapis, on the table, or under
consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the
tapis.
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