The Bayeux Tapestry or Bayeux Embroidery (English /baɪˈjɜːr/ or US /bɑːˈjuː/, /beɪˈjuː/; French: Tapisserie de Bayeux, IPA: [tapisʁi də bajø], or La telle du conquest; Latin: Tapete Baiocense) is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England ...
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plural tapestries. Learner's definition of TAPESTRY. [count] 1. : a heavy cloth that has designs or pictures woven into it and that is used for wall hangings, curtains, etc. an ancient/medieval tapestry.
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— often + of. 1  a tapestry of ideas. 2  the rich tapestry of life in the city. ( 3 chiefly Brit) Whether you win or lose, it's all part of life's rich tapestry.
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TAPESTRY Defined for English Language Learners. tapestry. Definition of tapestry for English Language Learners. : a heavy cloth that has designs or pictures woven into it and that is used for wall hangings, curtains, etc. : something made up of different things, people, colors, etc.
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Definition of tapestry. plural. tapestries. 1a : a heavy handwoven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designsb : a nonreversible imitation of tapestry used chiefly for upholsteryc : embroidery on canvas resembling woven tapestry needlepoint tapestry.
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Definition of tapestry for English Language Learners. : 1  a heavy cloth that has designs or pictures woven into it and that is used for wall hangings, curtains, etc. : 2  something made up of different things, people, colors, etc.
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The designs on the Bayeux Tapestry are embroidered rather than woven, so that it is not technically a tapestry. Nevertheless, it has always been called a tapestry until recent years, when the more correct name Bayeux Embroidery has gained ground among art historians.
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According to Sylvette Lemagnen, conservator of the tapestry: The Bayeux tapestry is one of the supreme achievements of the Norman Romanesque .... Its survival almost intact over nine centuries is little short of miraculous ...
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Example Sentences for tapestry. 1  And the tapestry room is not far from yours, my little Jeanne, so you can keep your toys and books together. 2  The one is the right, the other the wrong side of the tapestry. 3  Dosser, dos′er, n. a rich hanging of tapestry for the walls of a hall or of a chancel: a pannier.
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And the tapestry room is not far from yours, my little Jeanne, so you can keep your toys and books together. The one is the right, the other the wrong side of the tapestry. Dosser, dos′er, n. a rich hanging of tapestry for the walls of a hall or of a chancel: a pannier. Now, if they are in the church at all, it is my belief that they will be found behind this tapestry.
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Tapestry is a heavy cloth that has designs or pictures woven into it and that is used for wall hangings and curtains.