tapestry
To decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestryTo decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.
» The tapestry is a little old.
Der Wandteppich ist ein bisschen alt. — Naina
Der Wandteppich ist ein wenig alt. — Naina
Der Wandteppich ist schon etwas älter. — Naina
traeton · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo decorate with tapestry, or as if with a tapestry.
Examples
17 sentencesThe tapestry is a little old.
deDer Wandteppich ist ein bisschen alt. — Naina
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
2 languagesOrigin
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
tapestries, tapestrying, tapestried, tapestried| Base form | tapestry · to tapestry |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tapestries |
| Present participle | tapestrying |
| Past simple | tapestried |
| Past participle | tapestried |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.