Topic: HOUSEHOLD
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | tapisserie, from tapis 'carpet', from Greek tapes |
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tap‧es‧try
plural tapestries [uncountable and countable]
plural tapestries [uncountable and countable]1DH a large piece of heavy cloth on which coloured threads are woven to produce a picture, pattern etc :
a colourful tapestry depicting a hunting scene
a colourful tapestry depicting a hunting scene2 something that is made up of many different people and things :

