Positioned or laid diagonally, at an angle, or so as to present a sharp edge; (of a piece of wood or another building material) cut diagonally so as to have a triangular cross-section.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter.
Definition of arris-ways in US English:
arris-ways
adverb
Positioned or laid diagonally, at an angle, or so as to present a sharp edge; (of a piece of wood or another building material) cut diagonally so as to have a triangular cross-section.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter.