Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, same as
tapetum .
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Examples
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Por otra parte, lamentablemente, a partir de pasado mañana van a empezar a aparecer en el tapete todos los graves problemas que tiene nuestro país, la mayoría de ellos por la imprevisión, por la falta de políticas, y la absoluta inoperancia del matrimonio gobernante.
Global Voices in English » Argentina: Kirchner Handed Defeat in Congressional Elections 2009
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Federico Chavez Sosa created this rug (tapete) employing the complex Caracol (conch shell) pattern.
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The tapete (rug) design, Zapotec Diamond, is a theme repeated in nature and adapted by Zapotecs for their rug designs and on the carved stones of temples at the archeological sites of Monte Alban, Mitla, Dainzu and Yagul.
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I suspect that from reading their guidebooks or speaking to tour guides and taxi drivers, visitors are not generally made aware of the importance of this little bug on the world stage over centuries; or perhaps they think it's enough to buy a tapete and be told it's been dyed with cochineal, and see and touch a few dried insects … rather than spend 40 or 50 minutes in amazement.
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I suspect that from reading their guidebooks or speaking to tour guides and taxi drivers, visitors are not generally made aware of the importance of this little bug on the world stage over centuries; or perhaps they think it's enough to buy a tapete and be told it's been dyed with cochineal, and see and touch a few dried insects … rather than spend 40 or 50 minutes in amazement.
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This tapete incorporates natural dyed wool from indigo, moss, and cochineal.
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Na entrada da carruagem os utentes são bem vindos com um tapete no chão.
Arte de Guerrilha / Guerilla Art Red 2007
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Na entrada da carruagem os utentes são bem vindos com um tapete no chão.
Archive 2007-04-01 Red 2007
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It's what drew me and my wife to Casa Santiago in 1993, for the purchase of our first tapete that even today continues to enhance our living-room floor.
Casa Santiago: Zapotec rug weavers of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 2007
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It's what drew me and my wife to Casa Santiago in 1993, for the purchase of our first tapete that even today continues to enhance our living-room floor.
Casa Santiago: Zapotec rug weavers of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 2007
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