The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tapestry \Tap"es*try\, n.; pl. Tapestries. [F. tapissere, fr.
   tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr.
   tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete
   carpet, tapestry, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Tapis, Tippet.]
   A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or
   other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less
   pictorial and the stuff employed for wall hangings and the
   like. The term is also applied to different kinds of
   embroidery.
   [1913 Webster]

   Tapestry carpet, a kind of carpet, somewhat resembling
      Brussels, in which the warp is printed before weaving, so
      as to produce the figure in the cloth.

   Tapestry moth. (Zool.) Same as Carpet moth, under
      Carpet.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tapestry moth
    n 1: larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: carpet
         moth, tapestry moth, Trichophaga tapetzella]