tapis
nounTapestry or comparable material used for draperies, carpeting, and furniture covering.
idiom(on the tapis) Under consideration.
nounIn the Philippine Islands, a broad sash of cotton or silk, about one yard wide and two yards long, worn by Tagalog and other Filipino women wrapped around the waist over the saya.
nounWoolen material used for floor-cloths and hangings, as carpeting, rugs, and tapestry.
To cover with ornamental figures as in tapestry; embroider.
To carpet; hang with tapestry; upholster.
transitive verbTo cover or work with figures like tapestry.
nounTapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
nounon the table, or under consideration.