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1. (n.) frieze
the part of an entablature in classical architecture between the architrave and the cornice, often decorated with sculpture in low relief.
2. frieze
a decorative, often carved band, as near the top of a wall or piece of furniture.
3. (n.) frieze
a heavy, napped woolen cloth for coats.
4. frieze
a heavy fabric with uncut pile loops, made of wool, mohair, cotton, or synthetic fibers.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME frise < OF; see frieze1)
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1. (noun) frieze
an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
2. (noun) frieze
a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
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1. (noun) frieze
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
2. (noun) frieze
any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column
3. (noun) frieze
a kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side
4. (verb) frieze
to make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2
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Sense: a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc
The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses.
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 Afrikaans: friesrand |
 Arabic: إِفْريز |
 Bulgarian: фриз |
 Brazilian: friso |
 Czech: vlys |
 German: der Fries |
 Danish: frise |
 Greek: διάζωμα |
 Spanish: friso |
 Estonian: friis |
 Farsi: گچکاری برجسته در سرتاسر ز |
 Finnish: friisi |
 French: frise |
 Hebrew: כַּרכּוֹב מְקוּשָׁט |
 Hindi: दिवार के बॉर्डर पर चित्र |
 Croatian: friz |
 Hungarian: szegélyléc |
 Indonesian: dekorasi pada dinding |
 Icelandic: myndræma |
 Italian: fregio |
 Japanese: 帯状彫刻装飾 |
 Korean: 바람벽 위쪽의 장식띠, 프리즈 장식 |
 Lithuanian: frizas |
 Latvian: frīze |
 Malay: hiasan pada dinding |
 Dutch: fries |
 Norwegian: frise |
 Polish: fryz |
 Persian: گچکاری برجسته در سرتاسر ز |
 Pashto: دتعميراتو نقش او نګار: جا |
 Portuguese: friso |
 Romanian: friză |
 Russian: фриз, бордюр |
 Slovak: vlys |
 Slovenian: friz |
 Serbian: ukrasna ivica |
 Swedish: fris |
 Thai: บัวหรือลายสลักบนเสา, ใต้ช |
 Turkish: duvar süsü, friz |
 Taiwanese: 橫飾帶，帶狀裝飾 |
 Ukrainian: фриз; бордюр |
 Urdu: سر ستون کا وہ آرائشی حصہ |
 Vietnamese: diềm trang trí |
 Chinese: 壁缘，横饰带 |
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