Both Uses
tapestry
in
The Diamond Necklace
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- ...she thought of dainty dinners, of shining silverware, of tapestry that peopled the walls with ancient personages and with strange birds flying in the midst of a fairy forest;
*tapestry = a heavy fabric with a woven picture that is hung on a wall for display
- She thought of silent antechambers hung with Oriental tapestry, illumined by tall bronze candelabra, and of two great footmen in knee breeches who sleep in the big armchairs, made drowsy by the oppressive heat of the stove.†
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)