Meaning

3 senses
  1. A tapestry.

  2. Carpeting.

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

More definitions
  • a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

Origin

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tá

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

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Forms

plural: tapises
Singulartapis
Pluraltapises

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery:tapestry

Word family

1 related words
Derivedtapissed

See also

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