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Arrish vs Arris - What's the difference?

arrish | arris |

As nouns the difference between arrish and arris

is that arrish is while arris is a sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces.

arrish

English

Noun

(es)
    • (Webster 1913)

    arris

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • 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 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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=L6LAsLpx46IC&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=arris+lithic&source=web&ots=VMpCZX_xc-&sig=sW0DjBW6Lg_NdAGKi8ML875OcfI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA252,M1]
  • (UK, slang) Buttocks, arse.

    • Derived terms

    * arris fillet * arris gutter * arris rail * arriswise

    See also

    * (Arris) *

    References