arras

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

Translation

n. tapeçaria
Word Forms
Pluralarrass

Real-world Examples

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

O padre afastou a cortina e todos os três entraram.

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.

E com isso ele saiu, com o capelão em seus calcanhares; e a cortina caiu atrás do casal.

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.

As cenas vívidas, com sua elegante cor, sua distinção inesperada e sua estranheza, eram como uma cortina diante da qual, como formas misteriosas e sombrias, brincavam os fantasmas da imaginação de Kitty. Eles pareciam totalmente irreais.

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.

Ele avançou lentamente com as mãos estendidas, até que seu pé tocou o primeiro degrau; então ele rapidamente subiu as escadas, ficou um momento para compor a expressão, levantou a cortina e entrou.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

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