tapestry

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Anything with variegated or complex details.

Verb

To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.

Concepts

tapisserie

gobelin

tapis

Arras

arras

Synonymes

wall covering

arras

curtain

brocade

fine cloth

drapery

gobelin

tapis

veil

weaving

hanging silk

paper covering for walls

paper hangings

carpet

decoration

embroidery

fabric

gamut

hanging

spectrum

Traductions

tapiz

arazzo

wandtapijt

Wandteppich

Gobelin

tapeçaria

behang

tapís

tappezzeria

gobelin

tapicería

χαλί

Tapisserie

ταπετσαρία

goblen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtæpəstɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: tapiestre

In summary

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