tapis

tap·is  (tp, tps, t-p)

n. Obsolete

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

Idiom:

on the tapis

Under consideration.

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

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tapis [ˈtæpiː ˈtæpɪ (French) tapi]

n pl tapis

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

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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"