arrasene

English

Etymology

From arras.

Noun

arrasene (countable and uncountable, plural arrasenes)

  1. (archaic) A fabric made of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.

Usage notes

The term appears in the 1880s and 1890s, but since then there's been little mention of it.

References

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