tapis

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtapɪs/, /taˈpiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

tapis (plural tapises)

1. A tapestry.
   • 1916, Philippine Craftsman, volume 5, page 393:

     The tapises and blankets woven in Bontoc are similar in color and design to those of northern Lepanto where the method of weaving them probably originated.

2. Carpeting.
3. (historical) The cover of a council table.

• on the tapis, upon the tapis

• PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

tapis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of tapar

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

tapis

1. a towel wrap, a wraparound

tapis

1. to cover one's body using a towel

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:tapis.

• ispat, patis, pisat, pista, sipat, tipas

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi/

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tapis

1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir

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

tapis m (plural tapis)

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

• tapis roulant
• tapis vert
• tapis volant
• envoyer au tapis

• pâtis, pista

• “tapis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

tapis

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

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

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. (Jersey) carpet

tapis

1. a wraparound skirt worn by ancient Filipino women
2. a towel wrap