Source : 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.

Tapis \Tap"is\, v. t.
   To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] --Holland.

Source : WordNet®

tapis
     n : a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and
         upholstery [syn: {tapestry}]