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tap·is

(tăp′ē, tăp′ĭs, tă-pē′)

n. Obsolete

Tapestry or comparable material used for draperies, carpeting, and furniture covering.

Idiom:

on the tapis

Under consideration.

[Middle English, from Old French; see tapestry.]

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tapis

(ˈtæpiː; ˈtæpɪ; French tapi)

n, pl tapis

(Knitting & Sewing) tapestry or carpeting, esp as formerly used to cover a table in a council chamber

[C17: from French, from Old French tapiz, from Greek tapētion rug, from tapēs carpet]

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tap•is

(ˈtæp i, ˈtæp ɪs, tæˈpi)

n., pl. tap•is.

Obs. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.

Idioms:

on the tapis, under consideration or discussion.

[1485–95; < Middle French; Old French tapiz « Greek tapḗtion]

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tapis - a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

tapestry

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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La 50eme edition de la fete nationale du tapis se deroulera du 17 au 22 mars prochain a Ghardaia (600 km au sud d'Alger), a-t-on appris aupres des services de la wilaya.

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Elementary students from Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga and Ifugao, who were all smiles as they danced through the streets here, wore their best indigenous attire such as tapis, a traditional skirt for women, and bahag or G-string, the traditional attire for men.

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