Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sort of cord made with a central thread and a thick velvet-like pile of wool or silk. It is used in raised embroidery. Also spelled arasene.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.

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  • noun A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.

Etymologies

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From arras.

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Examples

  • It is made also in silk; but this is inferior to worsted arrasene, or the old-fashioned chenille.

    Handbook of Embroidery L. Higgin 1852

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