arras

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arras¹

  • /ˈæɹəs/

Rhymes with -æɹəs

Where it comes from

From Middle English arras, from Middle French draps d'Arras, from the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century.

noun arrases

  1. countable, uncountable A tapestry or wall hanging. At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: / Be you and I behind an arras then

Arras²

  • /ˈæɹəs/

proper noun

  1. A city, the capital of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, the historic centre of the Artois region

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noun tapestry or wall hanging

Portuguêsarrás
Românătapițerie
Русскийгобеле́н gobelén

name a city in France

FrançaisArras
РусскийАрра́с Arrás

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@misc{arras_2026,
  title = {arras},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arras},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}