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