Definition of Aras

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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