Tapestry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural tap·es·tries.
  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.
verb (used with object), tap·es·tried, tap·es·try·ing.
  1. to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry.
  2. to represent or depict in a tapestry.
noun plural -tries
  1. 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
  2. another word for needlepoint
  3. a colourful and complicated situation
Tapestry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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