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Arras

//ˈæɹəs// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the capital of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, the historic centre of the Artois region
Noun
  1. 1
    A tapestry or wall hanging. countable, uncountable

    "At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: / Be you and I behind an arras then"

  2. 2
    a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs wordnet

Etymology

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

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