"Tapis" is a word in HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CEBUANO
To cover or work with figures like tapestry.
Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.
tápis - A large apron or over-skirt in
various designs and usually of a black
colour, as worn chiefly by Tagalog women.
(cf. tampíon).
tápis - A skirt as worn by Philippine
women. (cf. ámpis, tápis, patádyong).
tapis, tápis n piece of cloth worn around the waist or upper body as a skirt.
v [A; c] wear s.t.
wound around the body.
Hubù siya gawas sa tualya nga gitápis, She was naked except for a towel she wore around her waist.
() v [B1456] be at the stage of developing a sheath around the trunk.
Lubi kun magtapis na, A coconut when it gets its sheath.
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
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Two small time thieves had been sent by the Big Boss to steal a van load of goods from a bathroom suppliers. One stayed in the van as look out and the other went into the storeroom. Fifteen minutes went by, then half an hour, then an hour, and no sign of him. The look out finally grew impatient and went to look for his partner. Inside the store the two came face to face. "Where have you been?" demanded the worried look out. "The boss told me to take a bath, but I couldn't find the soap and a towel."
ámpis - (B) A Philippine woman’s skirt; to use or wear such a skirt. Nagaámpis siá sing pulá. She wears …
Read the complete definitionpatádyong - A kind of skirt worn by Philippine women. (cf. ámpis, tápis).
Read the complete definitiontámpis - A skirt as worn by women. (cf. patádyong, tápis, ámpis).
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