TAPABORD, Fr. A sort of cap or slouched hat made in the English fashion which the French sailors wear. Its sides hang over the shoulders, and shield them from rain in wet weather. It likewise signifies a riding-cap, a montero.
TAPE-cul, Fr. That part of a swipe or swinging gate which serves to raise and let down a draw-bridge.
TAPE-cul, Fr. A falling gate.
En TAPINOIS, Fr. Slyly, secretly.
Se TAPIR, Fr. To lie squat.
TAPIS, Fr. This word literally means carpet, and is used by the French in a figurative sense, viz.
Amuser le Tapis, Fr. To trifle.
Mettre une affaire sur le Tapis, Fr. To open any particular transaction, to move a business.
La TAPE, le TAPON, ou TAMPON, Fr. The tampion.
TAPER ou TAMPONNER un Canon, Fr. To put in the tampion. Détaper un Canon, Fr. To take out the tampion.