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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Arras, n. Also: aras, arais, arace, arres, arrese, ares, arrice, aryse; arros, arrois, arrowis, arowis; airise, aireis; erras, erres, herrais. [ME. arras (c 1400), aras, ares, e.m.E. arasse, aresse, arres, etc., from the town of Arras in France.] Tapestry of the kind made at Arras; chamber-hangings of this material.(a) 1431 Exch. R. IV. 529.
Pro duplicacione … pannorum de arras 1444 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 63.
Duo dependentia … vnum de le arras et aliud de serico c1450-2 Howlat 675.
Cled our with clene clathis, … The esiast was arras 1483 Acta Conc. II. Introd. 123.
A doun bed … with rufe and hedis of erras 1496 Halyb. 136.
A bed off Aras 15.. Clar. ii. 124.
Ane chalmer. Whilk was arayit … With gold, and silk and arais Ib. iv. 1710.
The wallis ware arayit … With rich arace a1578 Pitsc. I. 336/16.
This palice withtin was … hung witht fyne tapistrie and arrasis of silk 1685 Aberd. B. Rec. 305.
The kings dask being handsomelie hung with arras(b) c 1450 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 199.
Tua baltkenis mortuaris, ane of blak sylk and ane of arres 1489 Treas. Acc. I. 393.
For the carying of the arres to Edinburgh 1490–1 Ib. 195.
A couering of arres to the Duk of Ross bed 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 174.
Item, ij gryt cussenis of arres 1526 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I. 155.
Ane honest stuill … decorit with ba[lde]kin and arres 1531 Bell. Boece II. 56.
The kirkis and housis decorit with flouris, claithis of arres, and tapestreis a1586 Maitland Ho. Seton 39.
Ane pendicle to the hie altar of fyne wovin arres

b. Attrib. with bed, clathe, coverlet, etc. 1495 Halyb. 108.
[Twa] ares bedis, ilk haldis xx ellis c 1500 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I. 222.
Vnam supellectilem le Arras bede co-operiendam monumenta … Andree Alani 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 174.
Ane grite arres bed witht ruif and heiddis 1561 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 330.
Ane arres bed — 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 52.
To fee vj hors with cariage … chargit with erras clathys 1491 Ib. I. 179.
For v hors of cariage, to bring the arres claythis … to Lythgow 1508 Ib. IV. 28.
For mending of the arres clathis that wer brynt — 1495 Halyb. 87.
3 Aras cowirllat 1651 Buccleuch Mun. II. 290.
Threttene peices of arres hinghings 1695 Edinb. Test. LXXX. 134.
3 peace of fforrest work arras Hingings — 1609 Wemyss Chart. MS.
Twa peices of tapestrie arras wair