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 • Aug. 10, 2015
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 • Jul. 4, 2012
It is only possible to do the job properly from behind the arras.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010
There is much talk of a design in the arras.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was my father, as he crouched behind the arras, yet another unwilling player in a drama contrived by Claudius?
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing arras
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Much Ado About Nothing
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The Taming of the Shrew
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