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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Groin_vault_under_edit.jpg/220px-Groin_vault_under_edit.jpg)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old French areste, from Latin arista (“beard (of grain), fishbone”). Doublet of arista.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]arris (plural arrises)
- A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
- (architecture) A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces
- (archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone, such as a arrowhead or hand axe, as the result of the intersection of two or more flake removals.
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[edit]See also
[edit]Arris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Vault on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Etymology 2
[edit]Rhyming slang via Aristotle = bottle, then bottle and glass, then arse.
Noun
[edit]arris (plural arrises)