arras

name

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

noun

Etymology: 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.

1. A tapestry or wall hanging.

   “At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: / Be you and I behind an arras then”

   “And with their conſorts chaſte at night they ſleep / On ſtatelieſt couches with rich arras ſpread.”