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arris
[ ar-is ]
/ ˈær ɪs /
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noun Architecture.
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
the line, ridge, or hip formed by the meeting of two surfaces at an exterior angle.
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Also called piend.
Origin of arris
1670–80; <Middle French areste;see arête
Words nearby arris
arride, arrière-ban, arrière-garde, arrière-pensée, Ar Rimal, arris, arrish, arrival, arrive, arrive at, arrivederci
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British Dictionary definitions for arris
arris
/ (ˈærɪs) /
noun plural -ris or -rises
a sharp edge at the meeting of two surfaces at an angle with one another, as at two adjacent sides of a stone block
Word Origin for arris
C17: apparently from Old French areste beard of grain, sharp ridge; see arête
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