borrowed from French, "fish bone, edge formed by the meeting of two planes, line formed by two slopes of a mountain ridge," going back to Middle French areste — more at arris
Note: See note at arris.
1838, in the meaning defined above
aretalogy
arête
Arethusa
“Arête.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ar%C3%AAte. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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