tapis

UK: English: /ˈtæpiː/, French: /tapi/

US: (tap′ē, tap′is, ta pē′)

Inflections of 'tapis' (n): npl: tapis

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tap•is  (tap′ē, tap′is, ta pē′), n., pl. tap•is. 

1. Textiles [Obs.] a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
2. on the tapis, under consideration or discussion:
   A new housing development for that area is on the tapis.

• Middle French; Old French tapiz Greek tapé̄tion little carpet, equivalent. to tapēt- (stem of tápēs) carpet + -ion diminutive suffix
• 1485–95

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tapis / ˈtæpiː ˈtæpɪ tapi/ noun (tapis)

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

Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Old French tapiz, from Greek tapētion rug, from tapēs carpet