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tapestries

noun

plural of tapestry

as in mosaics

something made up of many different things, people, etc. In spring and early summer, the garden was a vivid tapestry of colors. All of our experiences, both good and bad, form part of the rich tapestry of our lives.

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Recent Examples of tapestries Drawing in part on Mughal miniature painting, it was also inspired by the Huntington’s collection of 18th-century Beauvais tapestries. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 As guests gathered for dinner at David Geffen Hall, floral tapestries and otherworldly décor by David Stark Design gave the gala feast the right amount of baronial flair. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 Feldman hopes the exhibition, which spans fine-line drawings of entangled lovers and radiant topographical tapestries, will complicate that familiar account. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 At the event, some rugs were laid out on the grass in lieu of picnic blankets for guests to lounge on while nibbling on light bites; others were suspended from metal frames like tapestries. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026 This works well for tapestries, quilts, stone reliefs, frottage—media whose own materiality is assertive enough to compete with Zumthor’s surfaces. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Eight handwoven silk carpets, each inscribed with Quranic verses, hang like royal tapestries. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 Hang Tapestries Hang tapestries or sculptural chain links to create a unique decorative display, suggests interior designer Brittny Button. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Aug. 2026 The advances of balloon aeronauts who required reams of silk had made large-scale rolls of fabric available to textile artists, making wallpaper cheaper than custom tapestries or murals for the parlor. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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Most Popular Sung Tieu’s patina-ed marble mosaics of graffiti-ed East German housing estate walls, on show at Emalin’s new Helmet Row space, are well worth an in-person viewing.

— Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Zaitova fell in love with the meditative process of creating mosaics using natural stone, smalt, and glass tile.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of mosaics

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Its unfurling will reveal an image of the cosmos overlain with blooming flowers and splintered prisms emanating rainbows.

— Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Panels also featured decorations that included hearts, rainbows, sequins, a Star of David, a chef’s hat, a chorus line of dancers, teddy bears, and a panda.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of rainbows

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Independent retailers typically place smaller orders, have fewer approval layers, and can adjust assortments closer to delivery than large national chains.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
The vintage furniture—frames and mirrors and desks dating anywhere from the 16th to 19th centuries—sings in artful assortments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of assortments

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During my visit, the museum showed an exhibit about how Yves Saint Laurent engaged with Matisse’s work, displaying Saint Laurent’s clothing alongside the paintings and collages that inspired them.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of collages

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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumbles

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In addition, butterflies are natural pollinators that provide critical pollination to several varieties of garden plants each spring, according to LoRusso.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Some canned soups come in low-sodium varieties, but check the sodium content on the nutrition label to be sure.

— Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 17 Oct. 2026

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