tapestry
A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on wallsA heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
» The tapestry is a little old.
Der Wandteppich ist ein bisschen alt.
Der Wandteppich ist ein wenig alt.
Der Wandteppich ist schon etwas älter.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
Wandteppich, Bildteppich, Bildwirkerei
гобеле́нgobelén, шпалераšpalera
вереняverenja
a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Anything with variegated or complex details.
Examples
17 sentencesThe tapestry is a little old.
deDer Wandteppich ist ein bisschen alt.
Spacetime is a four-dimensional tapestry.
She admired the tapestries that adorned the walls.
Are the tapestries ready for the royal banquet?
I feel no emotion from his kitsch tapestries.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient GreekFrom Middle English tapestrie, from Old French tapisserie (“tapestry”), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
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Forms
plural: tapestries| Singular | tapestry |
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Synonyms
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable