arêten.¹

/aˈrɛt/

Etymology: French < Old French areste < Latin arista ear of corn, fish-bone or spine, hence, in French, ridge, sharp edge. Compare arris n.

A sharp ascending ridge or ‘edge’ of a mountain. The local name in French Switzerland, whence it has become a technical term with mountain-climbers.

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1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 23 Aug. 164 The Weisshorn..is formed of three great ridges, like the edges of a bayonet, culminating in a beautiful pyramidal point. Two of the arêtes are probably impracticable.

1865 Sat. Rev. 29 July 141/2 Three ridges or arêtes of precipitous rock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	arête
释义	arêten.¹ /aˈrɛt/ Etymology: French < Old French areste < Latin arista ear of corn, fish-bone or spine, hence, in French, ridge, sharp edge. Compare arris n. A sharp ascending ridge or ‘edge’ of a mountain. The local name in French Switzerland, whence it has become a technical term with mountain-climbers. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > crest of comba1325 edgec1400 rigging1541 ridge crest1848 ridgetop1849 chine1855 arête1862 back1863 crest-line1890 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 23 Aug. 164 The Weisshorn..is formed of three great ridges, like the edges of a bayonet, culminating in a beautiful pyramidal point. Two of the arêtes are probably impracticable. 1865 Sat. Rev. 29 July 141/2 Three ridges or arêtes of precipitous rock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.¹1862
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