Tapestry

n.	1.	A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less pictorial and the stuff employed for wall hangings and the like. The term is also applied to different kinds of embroidery. Tapestry carpet a kind of carpet, somewhat resembling Brussels, in which the warp is printed before weaving, so as to produce the figure in the cloth. Tapestry moth (Zool.) Same as Carpet moth, under Carpet.
v. t.	1.	To adorn with tapestry, or as with tapestry. [imp. & p. p. Tapestried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapestrying.] The Trosachs wound, as now, between gigantic walls of rock tapestried with broom and wild roses. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	tapestry - something that is felt to resemble a tapestry in its complexity; "the tapestry of European history"
	2.	tapestry - a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery Synonyms: tapis
	3.	tapestry - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs Synonyms: arras

To see tapestry in your dream, signifies luxurious living and pleasurable surroundings. To see torn and ragged tapestries, signifies that you will lack resources to satisfy your needs and desires. To dream that the walls of your rooms are covered in tapestry, signifies that you will marry someone who is wealthy and high in position.abstract, abstraction, altarpiece, block print, collage, color print, copy, cyclorama, daub, diptych, engraving, fresco, icon, illumination, illustration, image, likeness, miniature, montage, mosaic, mural, panorama, photograph, picture, print, representation, reproduction, stained glass window, stencil, still life, tableau, triptych, wall painting

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