tapis verb.Also tappis. ME.
[Old French tapiss- lengthened stem of tapir (mod. se tapir).]
1. verb intrans. Lie close to the ground; lie low, lurk, hide. ME-E19.

2. verb trans. Hide, conceal (esp. oneself). M17-M19.

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tapis noun. ['tapi] Pl. same. L15.
[Old French tapiz (also mod.) tapis from late Latin tapetium from Greek tapētion dim. of tapēs, tapēt- tapestry.]
A cloth, esp. of a decorated oriental fabric of a type exported to France in the 18th cent., worked with artistic designs in colours, used as a curtain, tablecloth, etc.; a tapestry.
on the tapis (of a subject) under discussion or consideration. tapis vert [tapi vɛ:r], pl. tapis verts (pronounced same), [= green] a long strip of grass, a grass walk.

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