TAPESTRY in a Sentence
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38 example sentences for TAPESTRY, such as:
1. This tapestry is a work of art.
2. Yes, there was the tapestry door.
3. His great hall, even, was hung with tapestry.
4. There was a huge tapestry on the furthest wall.
5. On the ground floor, the curtains were of tapestry.
2. Yes, there was the tapestry door.
3. His great hall, even, was hung with tapestry.
4. There was a huge tapestry on the furthest wall.
5. On the ground floor, the curtains were of tapestry.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of TAPESTRY
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tapestry
n. a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
n. a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
Classic Sentence: (35 in 3 pages)
1 His great hall, even, was hung with tapestry.
2 On the ground floor, the curtains were of tapestry.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN AS A NATIONAL GUARD
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN AS A NATIONAL GUARD
3 D'Artagnan looked for some tapestry behind which he might hide himself, and felt an immense inclination to crawl under the table.
4 At this instant the tapestry was raised and a noble and handsome head, but frightfully pale, appeared under the fringe.
5 A burst of satisfaction hailed the last words of the captain; and two or three heads, carried away by the enthusiasm of the moment, appeared through the openings of the tapestry.
6 At this moment a door concealed in the tapestry opened, and a woman appeared.
7 The two found themselves in a small chapel covered with a tapestry of Persian silk worked with gold, and brilliantly lighted with a vast number of candles.
8 There she made a fresh sign of silence, and opened a second door concealed by tapestry.
9 At length a hand and an arm, surpassingly beautiful in their form and whiteness, glided through the tapestry.
10 Motionless against the dark tapestry, with her hair in disorder, she appeared like a horrid image of terror.
11 The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
12 "I believe I have taken a wrong turning again," she said, standing still at what seemed the end of a short passage with tapestry on the wall.
13 She put her hand accidentally upon the tapestry near her, and then sprang back, feeling quite startled.
14 Yes, there was the tapestry door.
15 Splendid paintings by the first masters were ranged against the walls, intermingled with magnificent trophies of war, while heavy curtains of costly tapestry were suspended before the different doors of the room.
Example Sentence:
1 This tapestry is a work of art.
2 There was a huge tapestry on the furthest wall.
3 Most of the tapestries in this room date from the seventeenth century.