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ar⋅ras

1  [ar-uhs]
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–noun
1. a rich tapestry.
2. a tapestry weave.
3. a wall hanging, as a tapestry or similar object.
4. Theater. a curtain suspended loosely across a stage and used as a backdrop or part of a stage setting.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME, named after Arras

Related forms:
arrased, adjective

ar⋅ras

2  [ahr-ahs; Sp. ahr-rahs]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
a gift presented at marriage by a husband to his wife in consideration of her dowry.
Origin:
< Sp: lit., earnest money. See earnest 2

Ar⋅ras

  [ar-uhs; Fr. a-rahs]
–noun
a city in and capital of Pas-de-Calais, in N France: battles in World War I. 50,386.
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ar·ras   (ār'əs)   
n.   pl. arras

  1. A wall hanging; a tapestry.

  2. A curtain or wall hanging, especially one of Flemish origin.


[Middle English, after Arras.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

arras 
1397, from Anglo-Norm. draps d'arras, from Arras, city in France where pictured tapestries were made, from L. Atrebates, name of as tribe of the Belgae.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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