tapestry

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a piece of cloth with a pattern or picture that is created by sewing or weaving different coloured threads onto a special type of strong cloth:

None of the artists had designed tapestries before.

There were rich vases as tall as a man and tapestries hung from the rough stone.

something that is made of many different parts:

The instruments blend together, weaving tapestries of sound, while the pace of the music changes constantly.

They all have contributed to the rich tapestry of mankind.

a strong cloth with colored threads woven into it to create a picture or design, usually hung on a wall or used to cover furniture:

[ C ] Mitchell creates tapestries that depict river landscapes.