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.
a machine-woven reproduction of this.
verb (used with object),tap·es·tried,tap·es·try·ing.
to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.
to represent or depict in a tapestry.
Origin of tapestry
1400–50; late Middle English tapst(e)ry, tapistry<Middle French tapisserie carpeting. See tapis, -ery
These varied dishes all contribute to the growing tapestry of American cuisine, a multi-dimensional story of adaptation, innovation, and survival.
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Consider how you might adapt your keyword, bid and audience targeting strategy to account for the tapestry of varying school experiences and how those differ by school district.
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Clark charted this decline in his newsletter, watching as globalization tugged at one thread after another in the tapestry of American industry.
Unmade in America|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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 Small|Marlow Stern|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It looks as if it has been made from a Medieval tapestry, the colors rich and worn-looking.
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In a lovely circular twist, the tapestry's true subject turns out to be the luxe of which it's an example.
Unicorn, the Luxury Meat|Blake Gopnik|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A tapestry like this was the ultimate luxury good and status symbol, worth so much more than a measly painting.
Unicorn, the Luxury Meat|Blake Gopnik|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This tapestry was woven in Flanders in about 1500 for a noble French client.
Unicorn, the Luxury Meat|Blake Gopnik|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The border of a tapestry must appertain, must be an integral part of the whole design for the sake of artistic harmony.
The Tapestry Book|Helen Churchill Candee
Alas for tapestry weaving of to-day, the usual modern cartoon is a staring anachronism, and a conglomerate of modes.
The Tapestry Book|Helen Churchill Candee
He raised himself amongst the down pillows, and contemplated the figures upon the tapestry in a drowsy reverie.
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes I-III|Mary E. Braddon
That same evening, the tapestry was discovered in a trunk deposited in the cloak-room at the Gare Saint-Lazare.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin|Maurice Leblanc
The warm sun has dissipated the dew which rendered visible to our dull eyes the tapestry of the fields.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
British Dictionary definitions for tapestry
tapestry
/ (ˈtæpɪstrɪ) /
nounplural-tries
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
another word for needlepoint
a colourful and complicated situationthe rich tapestry of London life
Derived forms of tapestry
tapestried, adjectivetapestry-like, adjective
Word Origin for tapestry
C15: from Old French tapisserie carpeting, from Old French tapiz carpet; see tapis