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ar·ris
(ăr′ĭs)n. pl. arris or ar·ris·es
The sharp edge or ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an angle, as in a molding.
[Alteration of Old French areste, fishbone, spine; see arête.]
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arris
(ˈærɪs)n, pl -ris or -rises
(Architecture) a sharp edge at the meeting of two surfaces at an angle with one another, as at two adjacent sides of a stone block
[C17: apparently from Old French areste beard of grain, sharp ridge; see arête]
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ar•ris
(ˈær ɪs)n.
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.
[1670–80; < Middle French areste; see arête]
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