Alternative form of upon the tapis

(hydrography) A datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation. It is the interval between the Moon's passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new moon and full moon.

To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.

To delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.

The screech owl. / The swift; so called from its cry.

(transitive, law) To petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain.

To press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or wheat.

Acquainted and friendly; in a state where salutations and general remarks can be comfortably exchanged.

(countable) Chionanthus virginicus, a tree. / Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. / Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. / (uncountable) Tillandsia usneoides, a bromeliad; Spanish moss.

Mirabilis jalapa, an ornamental flowering plant from the Americas, used until the 19ᵗʰ century also medicinally.