tapissery

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• tapestry — mid 15c., variant of tapissery (early 15c.), from M.Fr. tapisserie tapestry (14c.), from tapisser to cover with heavy fabric, from tapis heavy fabric, from O.Fr. tapiz (12c.), from V.L. *tappetium, from Byzantine Gk. tapetion, from classical… …   Etymology dictionary

• tapestry — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a thick textile fabric in which coloured weft threads are woven to form pictures or designs. b embroidery imitating this, usu. in wools on canvas. c a piece of such embroidery. 2 events or circumstances etc. compared with a… …   Useful english dictionary

• tapcery — var. tapissery Obs., tapestry …   Useful english dictionary

• tapessarie — tapessarie, erie var. tapissery Obs …   Useful english dictionary