arras
Decorative wall cloth
An arras is a rich tapestry, typically hung on walls as decoration or insulation in medieval and Renaissance buildings.
The word comes from Arras, a French city famous for manufacturing such textiles.
Shakespeare's most famous arras conceals Polonius in *Hamlet*: He hid behind the arras.
Barrier separating spaces
- screenDisplay or barrier
- hidingStaying out of sight
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- PoloniusMeddling royal counselor
eavesdropping · alcove · concealment · secret · passage · chamber · spy · murder
Raised-pattern luxury fabric
- damaskReversible figured fabric
- jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- warpBend from true form
threads · fibers · velvet · chenille · twill · satin · dyeing · spinning
Belgian Dutch variant
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- heirloomInherited family treasure
antiquity · weavers · guilds · craftsmanship · loom · patrimony · artifact · collectible
Ornamental hanging cloth
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
motifs · baroque · rococo · elegance · palatial · magnificent · regal · splendid
Preventing noise transmission
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- mufflingReducing sound intensity
- echoReflected sound wave
reverberation · insulation · quietude · resonance · hush · silence · deadening · buffering
partition
Barrier separating spaces
Polonius · eavesdropping · alcove · concealment · secret · passage · chamber · spy · murder · dagger
brocade
Raised-pattern luxury fabric
warp · threads · fibers · velvet · chenille · twill · satin · dyeing · spinning · embroidery
Flemish
Belgian Dutch variant
- handwovenMade manually on looms
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
heirloom · antiquity · weavers · guilds · craftsmanship · loom · patrimony · artifact · collectible · preservation
drapery
Ornamental hanging cloth
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- muralsLarge wall paintings
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
gilding · motifs · baroque · rococo · elegance · palatial · magnificent · regal · splendid · grandeur
soundproofing
Preventing noise transmission
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- mufflingReducing sound intensity
echo · reverberation · insulation · quietude · resonance · hush · silence · deadening · buffering
- weddingwedding, wedding ring, marry, wedding ceremony, wedding rings
- bodasnovia, velo, bouquet, iglesia
- Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath
- Catholic Itemsrosary beads, crucifix, rosary, holy water font, holy card
- HamletHamlet, Claudius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Polonius
- tapestryweaving, warp, wall hangings, weft, loom