tap‧es‧try /ˈtæpəstri, ˈtæpɪstri/ noun (plural tapestries) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tapisserie, from tapis 'carpet', from Greek tapes]

1. 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

2. something that is made up of many different people and things:
This was all new to her – part of life’s rich tapestry.

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