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arras

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
5
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæɹəs/

Definition of arras

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A tapestry or wall hanging.
    “At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: / Be you and I behind an arras then”
    “And with their conſorts chaſte at night they ſleep / On ſtatelieſt couches with rich arras ſpread.”
    “The room was hung with coarſe arras, which concealed the cloſet; […]”
    “Dozens of walls were covered with arrases like acts of homage, recognition, or flattery.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A tapestry or wall hanging.
    “At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: / Be you and I behind an arras then”
    “And with their conſorts chaſte at night they ſleep / On ſtatelieſt couches with rich arras ſpread.”
    “The room was hung with coarſe arras, which concealed the cloſet; […]”
    “Dozens of walls were covered with arrases like acts of homage, recognition, or flattery.”

name

  1. A city, the capital of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, the historic centre of the Artois region

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Etymology

From Middle English arras, from Middle French draps d'Arras, from the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century.

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