noun

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

Etymology: 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

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