\Ar"ras\, n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the
French Netherlands.]
Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or
hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.
      Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread. --Cowper.
      Behind the arras I'll convey myself.     --Shak.

\Ar"ras\, v. t.
To furnish with an arras. --Chapman.