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单词 tapis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tap•is  (tapē, tapis, ta pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. tap•is. 
  1. Textiles[Obs.]a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
  2. on the tapis, under consideration or discussion:A new housing development for that area is on the tapis.
  • Middle French; Old French tapiz Greek tapé̄tion little carpet, equivalent. to tapēt- (stem of tápēs) carpet + -ion diminutive suffix
  • 1485–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tapis /ˈtæpiː; ˈtæpɪ; French: tapi/ n ( pl tapis)
  1. tapestry or carpeting, esp as formerly used to cover a table in a council chamber
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Old French tapiz, from Greek tapētion rug, from tapēs carpet
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