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Definition of tapestry noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary



    (pl. tapestries) [countable, uncountable]
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  1. 1a picture or pattern that is made by weaving colored wool onto heavy cloth; the art of doing this medieval tapestries tapestry cushions crafts such as embroidery and tapestry
  2. 2a complex combination of events, people, or things All living things are part of the rich tapestry of life. a tapestry of history and culture
adjective tapestried walls
See the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary entry: tapestry

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