] A hanging screen of a rich
tapestry fabric
formerly
placed around the walls of household
apartments.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
_ It. 'A painting for women's faces.'
Florio. 4. 4. 28.
=Argument=, _n._ Subject-matter of discussion or discourse;
theme, subject. _Obs._ or _arch._ 1. 6. 10.
=Arras=, _n._ [Arras, name of a town in Artois, famed for
its manufacture of the fabric.
] A hanging screen of a rich
tapestry fabric
formerly
placed around the walls of household
apartments.
1. 2. 46.
