tapestry
Definition of tapestry:
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part of speech: noun
A kind of woven hangings of wool and silk, often enriched with gold and silver, representing figures of men, animals, landscapes, etc., and formerly much used for lining or covering the walls and furniture of apartments, churches, etc. Tapestry is made by a process intermediate between weaving and embroidery, being worked in a web with needles instead of a shuttle. Short lengths of thread of the special colors required for the design are worked in at the necessary places and fastened at the back of the texture. The term tapestry is also applied to a variety of woven fabrics having a multiplicity of colors in their design, which, however, have no other characteristic of true tapestry.
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part of speech: verb
To adorn with tapestry, or as if with tapestry. " The Trosachs wound, as now, between gigantic walls of rock tapestried with broom and wild roses."- Macaulay.
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Common misspellings:
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- tapastry (28.6%)
- tapestrey (42.9%)
- tapestrys (28.6%)
Usage examples for tapestry:
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You could not buy a genuine Egyptian tapestry or a stone carving from a tomb.
"The Egyptian Cat Mystery" – Harold Leland Goodwin -
The second room was now ready for the carpenter, but, having had a peep of tapestry behind the shelves, a new thought had struck me.
"Wilfrid Cumbermede" – George MacDonald -
The story of Jephthah was also one of the favourite subjects of ancient tapestry
"Hamlet" – William Shakespeare
