different between orris vs arris

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????s/

Etymology 1

Probably from iris, although the alteration of the vowel is unexplained.

Noun

orris (countable and uncountable, plural orrises)

1. Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica.
2. 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

orris (countable and uncountable, plural orrises)

1. A type of gold or silver lace.
2. 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.

English

Etymology 1

From Old French areste, from Latin arista (“beard (of grain), fishbone”). Doublet of arista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ??s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Noun

arris (plural arrises)

1. A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
2. (architecture) A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces
3. (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. [1]

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See also

• Arris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vault on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

Etymology 2

Rhyming slang via Aristotle = bottle, then bottle and glass, then arse.

Noun

arris (plural arrises)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Buttocks, arse.