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arras

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ar·ras  (rs)
n. pl. arras
1. A wall hanging; a tapestry.
2. A curtain or wall hanging, especially one of Flemish origin.
[Middle English, after Arras.]
arras
Noun
a tapestry wall-hanging [Arras, a town in N France]
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Noun1.arras - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
tapestry
edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
hanging, wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
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As the arras fell behind the departing King, De Montfort shrugged his broad shoulders, and turning, left the apartment by another door.
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