arris

[ar-is]

ar·ris

[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.
Also called piend.


Origin:
1670–80; < Middle French areste; see arête
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Arris is always a great word to know.
So is entourage. Does it mean:
the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building
a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually making up one side of a roof
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arris (ˈærɪs)
 
n , pl -ris, -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
 
[C17: apparently from Old French areste beard of grain, sharp ridge; see arête]

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