Real Dictionary

tapestry
variable noun: A tapestry is a large piece of heavy cloth with a picture sewn on it using coloured threads.

tapestry in American English
a heavy cloth woven by hand or machinery with decorative designs and pictures and used as a wall hanging, furniture covering, etc.
to decorate as with a tapestry
noun: a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
transitive verb: to furnish, cover, or adorn with tapestry

tapestry in British English
noun: a heavy ornamental fabric, often in the form of a picture, used for wall hangings, furnishings, etc, and made by weaving coloured threads into a fixed warp