English Explanatory Dictionary

tapestry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
  2. Anything with variegated or complex details.
verb
  1. To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.

Pronunciation

tă'pəstrē /ˈtæpəstɹi/ en-us-tapestry.ogg

Word forms

tapestry tapestries tapestrying tapestried

Etymology

From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Related words

tapetum tapetum lucidum

Derived words

be part of life's rich tapestry tapester tapestry beetle tapestrylike tapestry moth
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