tap·is 
(tăpē, tăpĭs, tă-pē)
(tăpē, tăpĭs, tă-pē)n.
Obsolete
Idiom: Obsolete
Tapestry or comparable material used for draperies, carpeting, and furniture covering.
on the tapis
Under consideration.
[Middle English, from Old French; see TAPESTRY.]