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Arris vs Harris - What's the difference?

arris | harris |

As nouns the difference between arris and harris

is that arris is a sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces while harris is (uncountable|uk|slang) a dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.

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

    harris

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from Harry, the medieval form of Henry.
  • , an island in the Outer Hebrides

    • Derived terms

    * Harris tweed

    Anagrams

    * English surnames from given names