tapestry

tapestry
(pl. -ies)
  1. a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving coloured weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or soft furnishing
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    ■(figurative)used in reference to an intricate or complex sequence of events
    (喻)复杂的一连串的事件
    the loopiness of the Commons adds to life's rich tapestry.
    下院议员们的愚笨使已经错综复杂的生活更加扑朔迷离。
派生
tapestried
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French tapisserie, from tapissier 'tapestry worker' or tapisser 'to carpet', from tapis 'carpet, tapis'
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