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tapestry

[tap-uh-stree]

noun

plural

tapestries 
  1. a 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.

  2. a machine-woven reproduction of this.



verb (used with object)

tapestried, tapestrying 
  1. to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.

  2. to represent or depict in a tapestry.

tapestry

/ ˈæɪٰɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. another word for needlepoint

  3. a colourful and complicated situation

    the rich tapestry of London life

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tapestrylike adjective
  • ˈٲٰ adjective
  • ˈٲٰ-ˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tapestry1

1400–50; late Middle English tapst ( e ) ry, tapistry < Middle French tapisserie carpeting. See tapis, -ery
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tapestry1

C15: from Old French tapisserie carpeting, from Old French tapiz carpet; see tapis
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They’re a broad tapestry made out of thousands of messages and images.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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