Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of tapestry.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tapestry.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tapestries.

Examples

  • I also really enjoyed the Cluny Museum (Museum de Moyen Ages) which is a must if you are interested in tapestries (and it was almost completed devoid of tourists last time I was there).

    What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The Zapotec village of Teotitlán del Valle near the city of Oaxaca, known for its exquisite handwoven wool tapestries, is one of the oldest human settlements in México.

    History Of Oaxaca - Pre-hispanic Era 2006

  • With the passing of time, affluent and cultured owners acquired Italian bronzes, stained glass, Gobelin tapestries, and paintings by El Greco, Goya, and Murillo.

    Relive the romance of colonial Mexico at a hacienda hotel 2001

  • With the passing of time, affluent and cultured owners acquired Italian bronzes, stained glass, Gobelin tapestries, and paintings by El Greco, Goya, and Murillo.

    Relive the romance of colonial Mexico at a hacienda hotel 2001

  • It is sometimes given the misleading name of tapestry, perhaps owing to hangings of all kinds being called tapestries, whether loom-woven, worked with the needle, or painted.

    Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Grace Christie

  • Ms. Zygas, citing security reasons, would not say why the altarpiece and the tapestries are the only two artworks in the Cloisters that are protected by motion sensors.

    NYT > Home Page By CHAD SMITH 2010

  • Most spoke wonderingly of the way that houses these days were full of luxuries such as tapestries and chimneys.

    Villages of Britain: The Five Hundred Villages that Made the Countryside by Clive Aslet – review Kathryn Hughes 2010

  • And at the end of the chapter which describes his "night under the pines," he speaks of the "tapestries" and "the inimitable ceiling" and "the view which I command from the windows."

    English: Composition and Literature 1899

  • Three of the cloisters reconstructed at the branch museum feature gardens planted according to horticultural information found in medieval treatises and poetry, garden documents and herbals, and medieval works of art, such as tapestries, stained-glass windows, and column capitals.

    NYC.com's Exclusive New York City Event Calendar : Art 2010

  • WASHINGTON -- A national memorial to former president and World War II general D.ight D. Eisenhower -- that still needs millions of dollars to complete -- would include eight-story tall columns and metal "tapestries" of photos, according to plans announced Thursday in Washington.

    Local News | The Bryan College Station Eagle 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.