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Arras

Arras Meaning & Definition
Arras Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arras?

[n] a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arras: tapestry

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See Also | edging | hanging | wall hanging

Arras In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar"ras\, n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.] Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures. Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread. --Cowper. Behind the arras I'll convey myself. --Shak.
\Ar"ras\, v. t. To furnish with an arras. --Chapman.

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