arris Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ar"ris noun

Etymology

OF. areste, F. arête, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.

Definitions

1. (Arch.) 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. P. Cyc.