arras

[US]/'ærəs/
[UK]/ˈærəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. tapestry
Word Forms
Pluralarrass

Real-world Examples

The priest pulled aside the arras, and all three entered.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

And with that he went out, with the chaplain at his heels; and the arras fell behind the pair.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

The vivid scenes with their elegant colour, their unexpected distinction, and their strangeness, were like an arras before which, like mysterious, shadowy shapes, played the phantoms of Kitty's fancy. They seemed wholly unreal.

Source: Veil

He stepped slowly forward with outstretched hands, until his foot struck the bottom step; then he rapidly scaled the stairs, stood for a moment to compose his expression, lifted the arras and went in.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

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