TAPESTRY


Meaning of TAPESTRY in English

— 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 ]

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