tapis

See also: tapís

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French tapiz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  *tappetium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  source.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• on the tapis, upon the tapis

Translations

tapestry; cover of a council table

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Anagrams

• PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

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Catalan

Verb

tapis

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tapis

1. a towel wrap, a wraparound

Verb

tapis

1. to cover one's body using a towel

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tapis.

Anagrams

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi/

• audio:

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Verb

tapis

1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

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

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• pâtis, pista

Further reading

• “tapis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Indonesian

Verb

tapis

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

Derived terms

• ditapis
• menapis

• penapis
• tapisan

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. (Jersey) carpet

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Tagalog

Noun

tapis

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