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tapestry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tap·es·try /ˈtæpəstri/ noun (plural tapestries) [countable, uncountable]  1 DHa large piece of heavy cloth on which coloured threads are woven to produce a picture, pattern etc 挂毯,壁毯 a colourful tapestry depicting a hunting scene 描绘狩猎场面的彩色壁毯2 something that is made up of many different people and things 丰富多彩的画面 This was all new to her – part of life’s rich tapestry. 这是七彩生活的一部分——一切对她来说是那么新奇。
Examples from the Corpus
tapestryShe had no idea there was a tapestry plaque made by the parishioners.In the craft workshop there's the opportunity to enjoy painting and drawing, basketwork and tapestry.Displays include Eyemouth tapestry, history of Berwickshire fanning and fishing, and the wheelhouse of a modern fishing boat.The room was flooded with a soft illumination, cleverly directed at the Gobelin tapestries that lined one wall.He is like a hero in one of his tapestries, on an epic journey of artistic discovery.What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.Lucy laughed: Jay thought of medieval tapestries and silver hunting horns.Surely Miss Dersingham's tapestry had shown the arms in a lozenge?
Origin tapestry (1300-1400) Old French tapisserie, from tapis carpet, from Greek tapes
tap·es·try nounChineseSyllable
piece large of threads coloured Corpus are on cloth a which heavy


tapestry
tapestry /ˈtæpəstri, ˈtæpɪstri/ noun (plural tapestries) [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: tapisserie, from tapis 'carpet', from Greek tapes
1. a large piece of heavy cloth on which coloured threads are woven to produce a picture, pattern etc:
    a colourful tapestry depicting a hunting scene
2. something that is made up of many different people and things:
    This was all new to her – part of life’s rich tapestry.


tap·es·tryBrE /ˈtæpəstri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæpəstri/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (
plural
tap·es·tries
)
a picture or pattern that is made by weaving coloured wool onto heavy cloth; the art of doing this 壁毯;挂毯;织锦;绣帷medieval tapestries中世纪的壁毯tapestry cushions织锦沙发靠垫crafts such as embroidery and tapestry诸如刺绣和织锦之类的手工艺 tap·es·tried BrE /ˈtæpəstrid/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæpəstrid/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] tapestried walls挂有绣帷的墙