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Webster 1913 Edition


Tapis

Ta′pis

,
Noun.
[F. See
Tapestry
.]
Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
On the tapis
, or
Upon the tapis
,
on the table, or under consideration;
as, to lay a motion in Parliament
on the tapis
.

Tap′is

,
Verb.
T.
To cover or work with figures like tapestry.
[R.]
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tapis

TA'PIS

,
Noun.
Tapestry. Upon the tapis, under consideration, or on the table.

Definition 2024


tapis

tapis

See also: tapís

English

Noun

tapis (plural tapises)

  1. Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.

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Catalan

Verb

tapis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of tapar

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
  • Rhymes: -pis̪
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pis

Noun

tapis

  1. towel wrap, wraparound

Verb

tapis

  1. To cover one's body using a towel.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tapi/

Verb

tapis

  1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir

Etymology 2

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

  1. carpet; mat; rug
  2. (poker) all-in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)

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Indonesian

Verb

tapis

  1. to filter
  2. to strain
  3. to apply pressure

Derived terms

  • ditapis
  • menapis
  • penapis
  • tapisan

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

  1. (Jersey) carpet