tapestried

[ tap-uh-streed ]
/ ˈtæp ə strid /

adjective

furnished or covered with tapestries.
represented in tapestry, as a story.

Origin of tapestried

First recorded in 1620–30; tapestry + -ed2, -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM tapestried

un·tap·es·tried, adjective

Words nearby tapestried

taper off, taper pin, taper relief, tapered roller bearing, taperstick, tapestried, tapestry, tapestry brussels, tapestry moth, tapetoretinal, tapetoretinal retinopathy

Definition for tapestried (2 of 2)

tapestry
[ tap-uh-stree ]
/ ˈtæp ə stri /

noun, plural tap·es·tries.

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.
a machine-woven reproduction of this.

verb (used with object), tap·es·tried, tap·es·try·ing.

to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.
to represent or depict in a tapestry.

Origin of tapestry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tapestry

tap·es·try·like, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for tapestried

tapestry
/ (ˈtæpɪstrɪ) /

noun plural -tries

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 situationthe rich tapestry of London life

Derived forms of tapestry

tapestried, adjectivetapestry-like, adjective

Word Origin for tapestry

C15: from Old French tapisserie carpeting, from Old French tapiz carpet; see tapis
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