All 4 Uses
tapestry
in
The Lost Symbol
(Edited)
- His shoulders, neck, face, and shaved head were completely covered with an intricate tapestry of ancient symbols and sigils.
Chpt 1-2tapestry = something consisting of many interconnected, non-mechanical parts
- His shaved head, bare chest, and makeup-smeared face had been unveiled as a terrifying tapestry of tattoos.
Chpt 51-52 *
- On the walls hung sixteenth-century tapestries and several religious paintings.
Chpt 81-82 *tapestries = rug-like artworks
- He expected to see the bloody body of Peter Solomon on the altar, but the naked chest that shone in the light had no blood on it at all …. only a tapestry of tattoos.
Chpt 121-122tapestry = something consisting of many interconnected, non-mechanical parts
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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)