Tapestry

tap'es-tri, n. A kind of woven hangings of wool and silk, often enriched with gold and silver, representing various figures.— v. To adorn with, or as if with, tapestry. [F. tapi erie, tapi er, to carpet, cover with tapestry, tapis, a carpet, L. tapete, tapetis, carpet, tapestry, Gr. tapes, carpet, rug, Per. tabastah, a fringed carpet, cushion tape, tippet, tabard.] — Tapestry carpet. An elegant kind of two-ply or ingrain carpet, in which the warp or weft printed before weaving, so as to produce the figure in the cloth.