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▪ I. † tapester, -ister Obs. rare. Also 5 tapster. [Corruption of tapeser tapisser, prob. by association with trade names in -ster; cf. tapestry.] = tapisser. Also attrib., as tapester-work.1472–3 Rolls of Parlt. VI. 37/2, xii Quyssions of Tapster-work. 1594 R. Ashley tr. Loys le Roy 29 b, Smithes, ...
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tapister
▪ I. † ˈtapister, -tre, v. Obs. [f. tapister, tapester n.] = tapestry v.1587 J. Harmar tr. Beza's Serm. 263 Flowers with which the earth is tapistred. 1592 Greene Upst. Courtier B j, A vale all tapistred with sweet and choice flowers. 1644 Evelyn Diary 7 Nov., The room..is tapisstred with crimson da...
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tapster
tapster (ˈtæpstə(r)) Forms: 1 tæppestre, 4 tappester, 4–6 tapester, 5 tap(p)estere, tapstere, 5–6 tappyster, Sc. and n. dial. tapstare, 6 -ar, 5– tapster. [OE. tæppestre, fem. of tæppere, tapper1: see -ster.] † 1. orig. A woman who tapped or drew ale or other liquor for sale in an inn; a hostess. Ob...
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tapestry
▪ I. tapestry, n. (ˈtæpɪstrɪ) Forms: 5 tapstery, 5–6 tapestrye, 5–8 tapistry, 6 tapstry, -ye, tappistre, 6–7 tapes-, tapis-, tapstrie, 6– tapestry. [Corruption of tapesry, tapesserie, tapisry, or other form of tapissery. The t may have developed phonetically between s and r, or may have been aided b...
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