TAPESTRY


Meaning of TAPESTRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtæpɪstrɪ ]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a thick textile fabric in which coloured weft threads are woven to form pictures or designs. b embroidery imitating this, usu. in wools on canvas. c a piece of such embroidery. 2 events or circumstances etc. compared with a tapestry in being intricate, interwoven, etc. (life's rich tapestry). øøtapestried adj. [ME, alt. f. tapissery f. OF tapisserie f. tapissier tapestry-worker or tapisser to carpet, f. tapis: see TAPIS]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.