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TAPISES
Noun
tapises
plural of tapis
Anagrams
• Spetsai, pasties, patesis, patsies
Source: Wiktionary
TAPIS
Ta"pis, n. Etym: [F. See Tapestry.]
Definition: 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.
Tap"is, v. t.
Definition: To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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