arris

[ar-is]

noun

Architecture.

1. a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.

2. the line, ridge, or hip formed by the meeting of two surfaces at an exterior angle.

arris

/ ˈærɪs /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of arris¹

1670–80; < Middle French areste; arête

Word History and Origins

Origin of arris¹

C17: apparently from Old French areste beard of grain, sharp ridge; see _arête