Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Tapis

On the tapis. On the carpet; under consideration, now being ventilated. An English-French phrase, referring to the tapis or cloth with which the table of the council-chamber is covered, and on which are laid the motions before the House.

“My business comes now upon the tapis.” —Farquhar The Beaux Stratagem, iii. 3.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Tapisserie
Tap-up Sunday
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