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Orris vs Arris - What's the difference?

orris | arris |

As nouns the difference between orris and arris

is that orris is any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially or orris can be a type of gold or silver lace while arris is a sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces.

orris

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(es)
  • Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially .
  • The fragrant root of such an iris.
  • * 1826 , Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, The Complete Servant , page 169,
    • Drop twelve drops of genuine oil of rhodium on a lump of loaf-sugar ; grind this wel in a glass mortar, and mix it thoroughly with three pounds of orris powder.
  • * 1998', Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, '''''Orris'' , entry in ''Rodale?s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs , page 406,
    • Orris' is the part of the florentine iris you don?t see — the rhizome.The ancient Egyptians and Greeks learned that the bland-smelling ' orris root would take on a remarkable fragrance if dried for at least two years.
  • * 2000 , Lady Sabrina, The Witch?s Master Grimoire , page 122,
    • Next place your hair, the rose quartz, some of the orris root powder, and the candle drippings into the box.

    Etymology 2

    Contracted from (orfrays), or from (arras).

    Noun

    (es)
  • A type of gold or silver lace.
    • (Johnson)
  • A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
    • (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