arras
Example Sentences
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Staged moments — characters eavesdropping like Polonius behind his arras, lovers exchanging vows — baldly recall the genre’s cliches.
From Washington Post
In Mayer’s description, life around Charles was “every bit as brutal as in the days when a twitching arras might signal a hidden assassin.”
From Washington Post
But I don't like it when they jump up and down behind the arras like Polonius in Hamlet, trying to distract my attention from the poor old actors.
From The Guardian
"Hush!" cried Ignati, hearing the door of the Duke's cabinet open behind the arras.
From Project Gutenberg
She crossed the floor to a low door which was outlined for those who knew of its existence, by rough cuts in the arras.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
