Noun: tapestry ta-pi-stree
- A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
"The antique chair was reupholstered with a richly patterned tapestry";
- tapis [archaic]
- A wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
"The medieval castle's great hall was adorned with an intricate tapestry depicting a hunting scene";
- arras [archaic]
- Something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
"the tapestry of European history"
Derived forms: tapestries
Type of: cloth, complexity, complexness, fabric, hanging, material, textile, wall hanging
Encyclopedia: Tapestry