_ [Arras, name of a town in Artois, famed for
its
manufacture
of the fabric.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
||=Argentata=, _n._ 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.
