tapestrie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tapesteri, tapestre, tapestry, tapestrye, tapiestre, tapistery, tapistree, tapistri, tapistrie, tappestry
- tapstery, tapstre, tapstri (syncopated)
Etymology
A syncopic form of tapiserie with excrescent /t/ breaking up the phonotactically problematic combination /sr/; compare auncestrie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtapistˈriː(ə)/, /ˈtapistriː(ə)/, /ˌtapst(ə)ˈriː()/, /ˈtapst(ə)riː(ə)/
Noun
tapestrie (uncountable)
- tapestry (fabric with embroidered designs)
- Synonym: tapiserie
Usage notes
- Unlike in modern English, this term usually refers to the technique as a whole rather than an individual article employing it.
Descendants
- English: tapestry
References
- “tapestrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.