Frieze

[friːz]

Definition

(noun.) a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap.

(noun.) an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice.

Typist: Millie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.

(n.) A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

(v. t.) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.

Typist: Waldo

Definition

n. (archit.) the part of the entablature between the architrave and cornice often ornamented with figures.—v.t. to put a frieze on.

n. a coarse woollen cloth with a nap on one side.—adj. Friezed napped.

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