tapestry

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

tapisserie

tapiz

wandtapijt

arazzo

Wandteppich

Gobelin

tapeçaria

tappezzeria

behang

tapís

gobelin

χαλί

Tapisserie

ταπετσαρία

tapicería

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæpəstɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tapiestre

In summary

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