frieze
Pluralfriezes
Verbfriezes, friezing, friezed
Pluralfriezes
Formsfriezes, friezing, friezed
- 1A decorated strip that runs along the top of a wall or a piece of furniture.
Like a decorated ribbon running along the top of a wall.
A carved frieze ran along the top of the old library wall.
The antique cabinet had a painted frieze near its top edge.
- 2A wide flat band high on a classical building, between the beam below and the top edge above.
The frieze above the columns showed a row of carved horses.
Tourists looked up at the frieze running just below the roof.
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- 3A long banner that shows a row of pictures, often telling a story.
Like a comic strip stretched out into one long banner.
The children made a frieze showing the seasons of the year.
A paper frieze of jungle animals stretched across the classroom wall.
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- 4A rough, heavy wool cloth with a thick, fuzzy surface on one side.
Like a thick, fuzzy wool blanket turned into cloth for coats.
His winter coat was made of thick frieze that kept out the wind.
She wrapped the baby in a blanket of warm frieze.
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- 5To raise a soft, fuzzy surface on cloth.
Mills frieze the wool to make it warm and fuzzy.
They frieze each length of fabric before it is dyed.
Similarfrizz
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- 6To add a decorated band along the top of a wall or building.
Like adding a decorated border strip along the top of a room.
The builders frieze the hall with carved stone panels.
Masons frieze the temple before the roof goes on.
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Origins
From an old French word 'frise'. It probably came from the Medieval Latin name for Frisia, because this kind of wool was brought in by northern ships.
From French 'frise', from Italian and Medieval Latin words. Its origin is uncertain, and it may come from several sources, such as an Arabic word for a cornice or a Latin phrase meaning 'work of Phrygia'.