tapestry
noun, plural tap·es·tries.
verb (used with object), tap·es·tried, tap·es·try·ing.
Origin of tapestry
Examples from the Web for tapestry
Contemporary Examples of tapestry
I am thrilled because the subject matter is rich, but I like that it is a tapestry of color, which is very much needed.
Octavia Spencer on Hollywood and Race: The Film Roles I’m Offered Are Too SmallMarlow Stern
July 31, 2014
It looks as if it has been made from a Medieval tapestry, the colors rich and worn-looking.
Here Comes the Bride…In Flaming Red: Two Centuries of Colorful Wedding DressesLiza Foreman
May 7, 2014
In a lovely circular twist, the tapestry's true subject turns out to be the luxe of which it's an example.
A tapestry like this was the ultimate luxury good and status symbol, worth so much more than a measly painting.
This tapestry was woven in Flanders in about 1500 for a noble French client.
Historical Examples of tapestry
On the walls were hung some pieces of tapestry, where there were not bookcases.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
The posters, maculated with filth, garnished like tapestry the sweep of the curbstone.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
There had been just room, and no more, for Clara to stand between the tapestry and the books.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
In a costume other than evening clothes, he might have walked out of a tapestry.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
After a drawing, now in the Louvre, for Raphaels tapestry cartoons.
John Baptist JacksonJacob Kainen