Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TAP'ES-TRY, n. [Fr. tapis, a carpet; tapisserie, hangings, tapestry; L. tapes, tapestry; Fr. se tapir, to crouch, to lie flat; Sp. tapiz, tapestry, and a grass-plot; It. tappeto, a carpet; tappezzeria, tapestry; Arm. tapiçz, a carpet; tapiçziry, tapestry. Qu. from weaving or spreading.]

A kind of woven hangings of wool and silk, often enriched with gold and silver, representing figures of men, animals, landscapes, &c. Cyc.