— tapestrylike , adj.
/tap"euh stree/ , n. , pl. tapestries , v. , tapestried, tapestrying .
n.
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.
v.t.
3. to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.
4. to represent or depict in a tapestry.
[ 1400-50; late ME tapst ( e ) ry, tapistry tapisserie carpeting. See TAPIS, -ERY ]