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frieze

The definition of a frieze is an ornamental band of decoration, or a heavy wool cloth that is shaggy and has an uncut nap.

(noun)

An example of a frieze is a horizontal band of sculpture.
An example of a frieze is a dense shaggy carpet.

See frieze in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a decoration or series of decorations forming an ornamental band around a room, mantel, etc.
Archit. a horizontal band, often decorated with sculpture, between the architrave and cornice of a building

Origin: Fr frise < ML frisium < ? Frank *frisi, a curl, akin to OE fris, crisped, curled; ? confused in folk-etym. by assoc. with ML frigium < L Phrygium, Phrygian: Phrygia was noted for embroidery in gold

noun

a heavy wool cloth with a shaggy, uncut nap on one side

Origin: ME frise < OFr < MDu, prob. akin to frieze

See frieze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Architecture

A plain or decorated horizontal part of an entablature between the architrave and cornice.
A decorative horizontal band, as along the upper part of a wall in a room.

Origin:

Origin: French frise

Origin: , from Medieval Latin frisium, frigium, embroidery

Origin: , from Latin Phrygium (opus), Phrygian (work)

Origin: , from Phrygia

noun In both senses also called frisé.