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arras

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæɹəs/
  • rhymes with -æɹəs

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tapestry or wall hanging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tapestry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hanging, wall hanging

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Արրաս (Arras) — a city in France
  • Catalan: Arràs — a city in France
  • Czech: Arras — a city in France
  • Dutch: Arras — a city in France
  • Dutch: Atrecht — a city in France
  • French: Arras — a city in France
  • West-Frisian: Arras — a city in France
  • West-Frisian: Atert — a city in France
  • Latin: Nemetacum — a city in France
  • Latin: Atrebatum — a city in France
  • Marathi: आरा (ārā) — a city in France
  • Picard: Aros — a city in France
  • Russian: Арра́с (Arrás) — a city in France
  • Bulgarian: гоблен за стена — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Latin: dráppī Atrĕ́bătī — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Polish: arras — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Polish: tapiseria — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Polish: gobelin — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Portuguese: arrás — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Romanian: tapițerie — tapestry or wall hanging
  • Russian: гобеле́н (gobelén) — tapestry or wall hanging