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Definition of Arris
1. n. The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; - - applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column.
Definition of Arris
1. Noun. (architecture) A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces ¹
2. Noun. (archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone that results from the intersection of two or more flake removals. The '''arris''' marks the location of flake scars on the dorsal surface of chipped stone.Andrefsky, W. (2005) ''Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis''. 2d Ed. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. P. 252 [ ¹
3. Noun. (UK slang) Buttocks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arris
1. a ridge formed by the meeting of two surfaces [n -RISES]
Medical Definition of Arris
1. The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. Arris fillet, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. Arris gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. Origin: OF. Areste, F. Arete, fr. L. Arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Arris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Martyrdom in Missouri: A History of Religious Proscription, the Seizure of by William M. Leftwich (1870)
"Dr. F arris, of St. Charles, are conspicuous amongst the living martyrs of that
period of general persecution. The Eev. ..."
2. Operative Masonry: Or, A Theoretical and Practical Treatise of Building by Edward Shaw (1832)
"3, and the line r", и" will be the arris now required hetween the concave conic
surface at the top, and the concave spheric surface. ..."
3. Practical Masonry, Or, A Theoretical and Operative Treatise of Building: Or by Edward Shaw (1846)
"This convex surface lies between the lower arris, terminating the upper conic
bed, and the inner arris of the lower bed. As to the lower bed, it is already ..."
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