tapis
9.9
A heavy decorated cloth used to cover furniture or hang on walls
- noun
- /ˈtæpɪs/
- Archaic
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tapis
- For the wedding, they chose vibrant tapis to hang as decorative curtains throughout the venue.
Examples
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The living room was adorned with a luxurious tapis that added warmth and elegance to the space.
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I'm going to go read now about the $115.00 Tapis.
Blog text (5) -
She restored the old tapis that had been passed down through generations, making it suitable for upholstery.
Synonyms
tapestry
vstapis
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5.6
A thick, decorative cloth with pictures woven into it, often hung on a wall
is used mainly for heavy curtains or for covering furniture rather than wall display
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Etymology
Tapis comes from French and shares the same root as the English word tapestry, both coming from an old word for a heavy cloth used to 'cover' or 'hang'. So a tapis today is a decorated, heavy woven cloth used as a rug or for curtains and upholstery.