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Latest comment: 2 years ago by Equinox in topic Dated noun sense?

Dated noun sense?

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Chambers 1908 has "a narrow fillet or band of woven work, used for strings, etc." Equinox 11:11, 16 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

@Equinox: The apparently plausible etymology is not generally echoed in other references, where Latin TAPETE (cloth wrought with figures in different colours) < Ancient Greek TAPES. Kind Regards. Andrew H. Gray 07:56, 28 July 2022 (UTC) Andrew H. Gray 07:56, 28 July 2022 (UTC)Reply