Tapestry



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• n.挂毯
• ［英］ n.挂毯 ( textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: tapes ( 磁带) +try

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -tries)

• Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo-French tapicerie, from tapit, tapis carpet, hanging, from Greek tapētion, diminutive of tapēt-, tapēs carpet
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a heavy handwoven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs
  • b. a nonreversible imitation of tapestry used chiefly for upholstery
  • c. embroidery on canvas resembling woven tapestry <needlepoint tapestry>
• 2. something resembling tapestry (as in complexity or richness of design) <nature's rich tapestry>

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