arras1
/ˈarəs
/noun
A wall hanging made of a rich tapestry fabric, typically used to conceal an alcove: he pulled back the arras on the far wall and went into his secret chamber...
- Polonius reports that he will spy on Hamlet's visit to Queen Gertrude by stowing himself behind an arras in her bedroom.
- Spying behind an arras, Polonius perceives Gertrude's danger and cries for help.
- Polonius hides behind an arras and yelps when Hamlet's rage endangers the Queen.
Origin
Late Middle English (originally denoting the fabric itself): named after the French town of Arras.
Arras2
/ˈarəs/ /aʀas/A town in NE France; population 43,663 (2006). In medieval times it was a centre for the manufacture of tapestries.
Rhymes
- gold farmer
- gold farming
- gold fever
- goldfield
- gold-filled
- gold filling
- goldfinch
- goldfish
- goldfish bowl
- Goldilocks
- Golding, Sir William
- gold leaf
- gold licence
- Goldman, Emma
- Goldmark, Peter Carl
- gold medal
- gold mine
- gold miner
- gold-mining
- gold of Ophir
- gold of pleasure
- gold panner
- gold pass
- gold plate
- gold-plated