1. frieze(n = noun.artifact) - an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice;
is a kind of architectural ornament
is a part of entablature
2. frieze(n = noun.artifact) - a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap;
is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
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. [1913 Webster]
"Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven." [1913 Webster]
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz,
frieze, n.
1 the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice.
2 a horizontal band of sculpture filling this.
3 a band of decoration elsewhere, esp. along a wall near the ceiling.
frieze, n. coarse woollen cloth with a nap, usu. on one side only.
Etymology:
ME f. F frise, prob. rel. to FRISIAN
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