名词

1. 挂毯;壁毯;织锦;花毯
A tapestry is a large piece of heavy cloth with a picture sewn on it using coloured threads.

2. 各式各样的人(或物)
You can refer to something as a tapestry when it is made up of many varied types of people or things.

1. a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs

Synonym: arras

2. a heavy textile with a woven design
used for curtains and upholstery

Synonym: tapis

3. something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs

e.g. the tapestry of European history