Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Tapis
Ta′pis, n. [F. See Tapestry.] Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
On, or Upon, the tapis, on the table, or under consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the tapis.
Tap′is (tăp′ĭs or tā′pĭs), v. t. To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] Holland.