TAPIROID
Ta"pir*oid, a. Etym: [Tapir + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir family.
TAPIS
Ta"pis, n. Etym: [F. See Tapestry.]
Defn: 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.
Defn: To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] Holland.
TAPISER
Tap"is*er, n. Etym: [F. tapissier.]
Defn: A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer. [R.] Chaucer.
TAPISH
Tap"ish, v. i. Etym: [F. se tapir to squat.]
Defn: To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat; to crouch; hence, to hide one's self. [Written also tappis, tappish, tappice.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] As a hound that, having roused a hart, Although he tappish ne'er so soft. Chapman.