tapis

noun

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

idiom

(on the tapis) Under consideration.

noun

In 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.

noun

Woolen 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 verb

To cover or work with figures like tapestry.

noun

Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.

noun

on the table, or under consideration.