Arras

Pronunciation: /ˈærəs/

Definitions of arras

noun a town in northern France

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a beautiful arras hanging on the wall.

A2 The arras in the castle depicted a famous battle scene.

B1 The arras in the tapestry shop was handwoven and expensive.

B2 The arras displayed in the museum was centuries old and well-preserved.

C1 The arras found in the ancient ruins was a rare and valuable artifact.

C2 The arras discovered in the archaeological dig shed light on the history of the region.

Examples of arras in a Sentence

formal The arras hanging in the grand hall depicted scenes from the kingdom's history.

informal I found a beautiful arras to hang in my living room.

slang Check out this cool arras I scored at the thrift store!

figurative The arras of secrecy was finally lifted, revealing the truth behind the scandal.

Grammatical Forms of arras

• past tense: arrased
• plural: arrases
• comparative: more arras
• superlative: most arras
• present tense: arras
• future tense: will arras
• perfect tense: have arrased
• continuous tense: am arrasing
• singular: arras
• positive degree: arras
• infinitive: to arras
• gerund: arrasing
• participle: arrased

Origin and Evolution of arras

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'arras' originated from the Middle English word 'arras' which was derived from the Old French 'arraz' meaning a tapestry or wall hanging.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a type of tapestry, the word 'arras' eventually came to refer specifically to a rich tapestry used to cover walls or hangings in a room.