Arras
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ærəs
Origin
From French draps d'Arras, from the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century.
Full definition of arras
Noun
arras
(plural arrases)- A tapestry or wall hanging.
- 1602 : by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2 lines 160Be you and I behind an arras then,
- CowperStateliest couches, with rich arras spread.