tapestry
noun
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.
tapestries
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pluralof tapestry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines,” opening Sunday at the Hammer Museum, traces that relentless drive across nearly 150 paintings, drawings, sculptures, garments and tapestries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The facility will include state-of-the-art, climate-controlled storage for the museum’s more than 250,000-object collection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, tapestries and Cold War-era ephemera from the Soviet Union, East Bloc, China and other countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Highlights include the first painting he completed entirely on his own, as well as tapestries designed for the Sistine Chapel.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Some jackets and skirts featured gold fabric and tapestries.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The same kind of hooks had been used to hang the shredded tapestries.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
