Ar·ras ( r  s, -räs) A city of northern France south-southwest of Lille. It was a famous woolen and tapestry center in the Middle Ages. Population: 41,400. |
| 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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| Noun | 1. | arras - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs 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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