• Arras

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ærÉ™s

    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)
    1. 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.
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