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tapestry.

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtæpəstɹi/
  1. A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Anything with variegated or complex details.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

verb/ˈtæpəstɹi/
  1. To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

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