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(ar′əs, er′-)

noun

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

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

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noun pl. arras

A wall hanging; a tapestry.
A curtain or wall hanging, especially one of Flemish origin.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , after Arras

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A city of northern France south-southwest of Lille. It was a famous woolen and tapestry center in the Middle Ages. Population: 41,400.

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