Definition of Aras
Arras (20), a French town in the dep. of Pas-de-Calais, long
celebrated for its tapestry; the birthplace of Damiens and Robespierre.
- Wikipedia
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a tapestry or wall hanging
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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