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Frieze Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Frieze? [n] a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap [n] an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice Synonyms \| Synonyms for Frieze: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Frieze: abacus \| acanthus \| annulet \| apophyge \| architrave \| astragal \| beading \| beak \| bell \| billet \| boss \| capstone \| cartouche \| cavetto \| cima \| cinquefoil \| conge \| console \| coping \| corbel \| cornice \| crown \| cusp \| cyma \| dentil \| drip \| drop \| fascia \| fillet \| finial \| foil \| fret \| frontispiece \| head \| header \| headpiece \| keystone \| lintel \| listel \| molding \| ovolo \| patera \| pendant \| quatrefoil \| reed \| sconce \| splay \| taenia \| terminal \| torus \| treenail \| trefoil \| tympanum \| volute See Also \| architectural ornament \| cloth \| entablature \| fabric \| material \| textile Frieze In Webster's Dictionary \Frieze\, n. [Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of cloth. Cf. {Friz}.] (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of {Column}. Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven. --Milton. \Frieze\, n. [F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz, curl. Cf. {Friz}.] A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. ``Robes of frieze.'' --Goldsmith. \Frieze\, v. t. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See {Friz}, v. t., 2. {Friezing machine}, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing machine.

Frieze Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Frieze?

[n] a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
[n] an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

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Frieze In Webster's Dictionary

\Frieze\, n. [Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of
cloth. Cf. {Friz}.] (Arch.)
(a) 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.
(b) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building
    or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See
    Illust. of {Column}.

          Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.
                                               --Milton.


\Frieze\, n. [F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth
or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and
frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz,
curl. Cf. {Friz}.]
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or
tufted (friezed) nap on one side. ``Robes of frieze.''
--Goldsmith.


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

{Friezing machine}, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing
   machine.

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