tapestry
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- noun
- /ˈtæpəstri/
- The festival showcased a vibrant tapestry of cultures, celebrating the diversity of the community.
- a rich tapestry
- reveal a rich tapestry
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Watch on YouTubeAnd to me, it's, it's a beautiful part of my, my tapestry of my life.
- And to me, it's, it's a beautiful part of my, my tapestry of my life.
- Now we had these multiple string instruments and that became part of the tapestry of the sound of Wrecking Ball.
- What's salient to you and how is what's salient constantly shifting in a sort of a dynamic tapestry?
- And that, as she says, if we keep pulling threads from the tapestry of life, it it will disintegrate and we will lose what sustains us and supports us.
- There's lots of reasons to believe that the fundamental thread of the tapestry of reality is based not only on connection, but on love.
- Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.
- And you know, mosaic comes to mind, tapestry comes to mind.
- And it's one big tapestry of intelligence goal lining all the time.
- And the breakdown becomes the breakdown becomes the epoch, the language, the cultural tapestry from which it's echoing, if you will.
- And I quote, Oh, my God, when people blow chunks, the world is a tapestry.
Examples
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The documentary presents a fascinating tapestry of historical events, revealing how they shaped modern society.
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Traditions are an important thread in the tapestry which is our national story, but we share something far more fundamental.
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However, Indian music is becoming a larger part of the American musical tapestry, and it's becoming more accessible.
Academic text (2006) -
The more I read, the more I listened... the more I felt connected to its rich cultural tapestry.
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The person is comprehended only within the tapestry of relationships, past and present.
Academic text (1997) -
Arts education is a manifold tapestry that meets the needs of our nation's diverse youth.
Academic text (1994) -
We weave together perspectives across disciplines to form a complete tapestry of our reality.
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Deeper insights into the diversity of African musics are explored through the rich tapestry of South African musics.
Academic text (2015) -
I conclude only that desires are inseparably woven into the mottled tapestry of life.
Fiction book (2002) -
With so many stars, most of the constellations recede unnoticed into a tapestry of shimmering lights.
Academic text (2011)
Idioms
- Archaic
The many different experiences people have in life, both good and bad
Compounds
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tapestry comes from Old French tapisserie ('woven cloth'), and a helpful image is many threads woven into one picture. So when we call life or history a tapestry, we mean a rich mix of different parts that together make a whole.