- 1a picture or pattern that is made by weaving colored wool onto heavy cloth; the art of doing this medieval tapestries tapestry cushions crafts such as embroidery and tapestry
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- 2a complex combination of events, people, or things All living things are part of the rich tapestry of life. a tapestry of history and culture
adjective tapestried wallsSee tapestry in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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