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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.

Nearby words

  1. arrhythmogenic,
  2. arriaga,
  3. arricciato,
  4. arriccio,
  5. arride,
  6. arrish,
  7. arrival,
  8. arrive,
  9. arrive at,
  10. arrivederci

Origin of arris

1670–80; < Middle French areste; see arête
Also called piend.
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Examples from the Web for arris

  • Old 'Arris is either dead and buried, or gorn away, or somethin'.

    The Lord of the Sea|M. P. Shiel

  • She would come to the front of the stage and say confidentially to the audience, "Do you know Lizzie 'Arris?"

    With Our Army in Palestine|Antony Bluett

  • A curved furrow, immediately adjoining its repetition, and separated from it only by an arris, as in the Doric column.

    History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

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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