'On the tapis' definitions:
Definition of 'On the tapis'
From: GCIDE
- Tapis \Ta"pis\, n. [F. See Tapestry.] Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table. [1913 Webster]
- On the tapis, or Upon the tapis, on the table, or under consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the tapis. [1913 Webster]