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arras

[ar-uhs] / ˈær əs /
NOUN
tapestry
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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

I saw Claudius and Polonius steal like silent ghosts behind an arras.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein