tapestry

American  

[tap-uh-stree] / ˈtæp ə stri /

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.

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verb (used with object)

tapestried, tapestrying

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

2. to represent or depict in a tapestry.

tapestry British  

/ ˈtæpɪstrɪ /

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

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Other Word Forms

• tapestried adjective
• tapestry-like adjective
• tapestrylike adjective

Etymology

Origin of tapestry

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

Example Sentences

It’s all part of the tapestry of your life and you’re not really examining your life until somebody does that for you and you go, “Oh, man. I’m old.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Suresh believes it is only one part of a bigger tapestry.

From BBC

It lets you know who you have met, what you chatted about, summarises the exchange and basically gives you a rundown of the rich tapestry of your day.

From BBC

Pairing paintings, tapestries and sculptures with songs and sound clips, these museums have become unlikely social-media stars.

From The Wall Street Journal

There will likely be no vistas of forest canopy, no shaded glens with water cascading through a tapestry of conifers, pine sap spicing the morning air.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• drapery