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ar·ras (ar′əs, er′-)

noun

  1. an elaborate kind of tapestry
  2. a wall hanging, esp. of tapestry

Etymology: ME, after Arras, city in France, where it was made

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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