About The Word Frieze
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Frieze
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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. |
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