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tapestry —tapestrylike, adj. /tap"euh stree/, n. , pl. tapestries, v. , tapestried, tapestrying. n. 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. v.t. 3. to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry. 4. to represent or depict in a tapestry. [1400-50; late ME tapst(e)ry, tapistry < MF tapisserie carpeting. See TAPIS, -ERY] |