tapestry
noun/ˈtæpəstri/
/ˈtæpəstri/
[countable, uncountable] (plural tapestries)
- a picture or pattern that is made by weaving coloured wool onto heavy cloth; the art of doing this
- medieval tapestries
- tapestry cushions
- crafts such as embroidery and tapestry
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTapestry is used before these nouns:- needle
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tapisserie, from tapissier ‘tapestry worker’ or tapisser ‘to carpet’, from tapis ‘carpet, tapis’.
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