arras

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See also: arrás and Arras

English

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

arras (countable and uncountable, plural arrases)

  1. A tapestry or wall hanging.
    • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , lines 159-160:
      At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him: / Be you and I behind an arras then
    • 1791, Homer, “[The Odyssey.] Book X.”, in W Cowper, transl., The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Translated into Blank Verse, , volume II, London: J Johnson, , →OCLC, page 219, lines 13–14:
      And with their conſorts chaſte at night they ſleep / On ſtatelieſt couches with rich arras ſpread.
    • 1794, Charlotte Smith, chapter VII, in The Banished Man. , volume I, London: T Cadell, Jun. and W Davies, (successors to Mr. Cadell) , →OCLC, page 133:
      The room was hung with coarſe arras, which concealed the cloſet; []
    • 1982, Stephen R. Donaldson, The One Tree, page 241:
      Dozens of walls were covered with arrases like acts of homage, recognition, or flattery.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese arras, attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century. From Latin arrhas (down payment).

Pronunciation

Noun

arras f pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) dowry: money and properties the groom granted the bride when marrying
    Synonyms: casamento, dote
    • 1484, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 184:
      Ano de oytenta e quatro, a oyto dias de agosto, ena Rúa Nova da çibdad d'Ourense, Fernán de Moure, mercador, e sua muller Lionor Gonçalues e seu fillo Afonso de Moure, que todos tres estaban presentes, moradores en Chantada, huus con liçençia dos outros e os outros dos outros, espeçialmente o dito Afonso de Moure, con liçençia e outorgamento e consentimiento dos ditos seus padre e madre, dou en arras e en pura doaçón a Elvira , filla de Afonso de Prado e de sua muller Elvira Fernandes que sya nóbea en tanbo, eno sotó das casas de Lopo de Deça, canónigo, que son ena dita Rúa Nova, por vyrgynidade do seu corpo, os lugares de Faluche, con seus caseyros e casas e herdades e términos
      Year the eighty-four, eight days of August, in the Rúa Nova of the city of Ourense, Fernán de Moure, merchant, and his wife Leonor González and their son Afonso de Moure, all the three present, inhabitants in Chantada, with mutual license, especially said Afonso de Moure with the license and grant and consent of said father and mother; he gave in dowry as pure donation to Elvira, daughter of Afonso de Prado and of his wife Elvira Fernández, being the bride in the nuptial chamber in the ground floor of the houses of Lopo de Deza, canon, which are in said Rúa Nova, for the virginity of her body, the hamlet of Faluche, with its tenants and houses and properties and limits
  2. a set of thirteen coins that the groom handles the bride during a Catholic wedding

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Arras, the name of the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈar.ras/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arras
  • Syllabification: ar‧ras
  • Homophone: Arras

Noun

arras m inan

  1. arras
    Synonyms: gobelin, tapiseria

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • arras in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • arras in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin arrha.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ras

Noun

arras f pl (plural only)

  1. downpayment

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arrha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaras/
  • Rhymes: -aras
  • Syllabification: a‧rras

Noun

arras f pl (plural only)

  1. downpayment

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: aras
  • Tagalog: aras

Further reading

Swedish

Verb

arras

  1. passive infinitive of arra
  2. present passive of arra