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Webster 1913 Edition

Arras

Ar′ras

,
Noun.
[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.
Shakespeare

Ar′ras

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with an arras.
Chapman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arras

AR'RAS

,
Noun.
Tapestry; hangings wove with figures.

Definition 2024

arras

arras

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English

Noun

arras ‎(plural arrases)

  1. A tapestry or wall hanging.
    • 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 lines 160
      Be you and I behind an arras then,
    • Cowper
      Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin arrha.

Noun

arras f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. downpayment

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin arrha.

Noun

arras f pl ‎(plurale tantum)

  1. downpayment

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ærəs

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