Associations to the word «Frieze»

Pictures for the word «Frieze»

Wiktionary

FRIEZE, noun. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
FRIEZE, verb. (transitive) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.
FRIEZE, noun. (architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
FRIEZE, noun. Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
FRIEZE, noun. A banner with a series of pictures.

Dictionary definition

FRIEZE, noun. An architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice.
FRIEZE, noun. A heavy woolen fabric with a long nap.

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