Recent Examples on the WebOur raison d’etre or arete is to be the world’s most durable denim.—Ted Williams, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
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
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