Both Uses of
tapestry
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
- He was too sleepy even to be surprised that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed as they passed, or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries.
p. 128.9 *tapestries = rug-like artworks hung on a wall
- Harry yelled, and the four of them sprinted down the gallery, not looking back to see whether Filch was following — they swung around the doorpost and galloped down one corridor then another, Harry in the lead, without any idea where they were or where they were going — they ripped through a tapestry and found themselves in a hidden passageway,
p. 158.7tapestry = a heavy fabric with a woven picture that is hung on a wall for display
Definitions:
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(1)
(tapestry as in: the tapestry hangs in the museum) rug-like artwork -- often hung on a wall for display
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(2)
(tapestry as in: the tapestry of my life) something consisting of many interconnected, non-mechanical parts