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tapestry
[tap-uh-stree]
noun
plural
tapestriesa fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
a machine-woven reproduction of this.
verb (used with object)
to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.
to represent or depict in a tapestry.
tapestry
/ ˈæɪٰɪ /
noun
a heavy ornamental fabric, often in the form of a picture, used for wall hangings, furnishings, etc, and made by weaving coloured threads into a fixed warp
another word for needlepoint
a colourful and complicated situation
the rich tapestry of London life
Other 51Թ Forms
- tapestrylike adjective
- ˈٲٰ adjective
- ˈٲٰ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tapestry1
Example Sentences
They’re a broad tapestry made out of thousands of messages and images.
And you do that with each one of the characters, and this fabric tapestry just kind of gets woven very, very slowly until it’s time to shoot it, really.
In a grand courtroom adorned with 19th Century tapestries, the court was given a fascinating snapshot into the lives of the diverse cast of characters suspected of involvement in the heist.
Those juxtaposed scenes of bleating livestock and skinned carcasses still leave an impression, but they’re just one strand in a tapestry of threads, none of them given more importance than the others.
Forget forced perspective tricks; this is a full-scale mini city complete with multiple eateries, elegant shops, wind-torn tapestries and domed palaces.
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