/tap"ee, tap"is, ta pee"/ , n. , pl. tapis .
1. 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.
[ 1485-95; tapiz tapétion little carpet, equiv. to tapet- (s. of tápes ) carpet + -ion dim. suffix ]