tapestry
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.
to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.
to represent or depict in a tapestry.
Origin of tapestry
1Other words from tapestry
- tap·es·try·like, adjective
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How to use tapestry in a sentence
Still, the tapestries remain the biggest hurdle to winning the necessary approval from the NCPC.
The Strange Fight Over the Eisenhower Memorial | Eleanor Clift | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Kansas landscape on the tapestries is not recognizable, he says: “It could be Kazakhstan.”
The Strange Fight Over the Eisenhower Memorial | Eleanor Clift | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHave you ever been to the Musee Cluny to see the Lady with the Unicorn tapestries?
Dresses that resembled tapestries from the front often laced up the back in a manner that hinted at rock-and-roll youthfulness.
Milan Fashion Week’s Big Finale: Versace and Dolce & Gabbana Wow, While Armani Falls Short | Robin Givhan | February 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war.
Their permanent residences are adorned with priceless furniture, tapestries and ornaments.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianThe word arras comes from Arras, a town in France, which was famous for its beautiful tapestries.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillTheir sides he attached as cross-bars to others, by means of strings ravelled from the canvas of the tapestries.
The False Chevalier | William Douw LighthallIts tapestries were the richest ever seen by Parisians, its silver such as few princes owned, its table lavish and ungrudging.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinThe tapestries sent out from this factory were not mere imitations as close as possible of painted pictures.
The Old Furniture Book | N. Hudson Moore
British Dictionary definitions for tapestry
/ (ˈtæpɪstrɪ) /
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
Origin of tapestry
1Derived forms of tapestry
- tapestried, adjective
- tapestry-like, adjective
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