Thesaurus: arris

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1. n. The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column.
2. The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. P. Cyc. Arris fillet, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. Gwilt. -- Arris gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. Gwilt.
3. The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meetingeach other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to theedges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate theflutings in a Doric column. P. Cyc. Arris fillet, a triangular pieceof wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall,to throw off the rain. Gwilt.-- Arris gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of abuilding. Gwilt.
4. n. The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column.