Talk:tape

Dated noun sense?

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

@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)