Dictionary entry

Arras

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ar″ras (�), n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.] Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.

Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread.

Cowper.

Behind the arras I'll convey myself.

Shak.