Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tapis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tapis \Ta"pis\, n. [F. See {Tapestry}.]
Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
{On}, or {Upon}, {the tapis}, on the table, or under
consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the
tapis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tapis \Tap"is\, v. t.
To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] --Holland.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tapis
n : a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and
upholstery [syn: {tapestry}]
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