1. tapis - Noun
2. tapis - Verb
Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
To cover or work with figures like tapestry.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTapis (heirloom "aprons" made for this sole purpose) or large cloths are sometimes spread by old women along the processional route, to be tread upon by the Humenta or the priest. Source: Internet
When Father Tapis died in 1825 he was buried on the mission grounds. Source: Internet