Frieze Definition
frēz
friezes
noun
A decoration or series of decorations forming an ornamental band around a room, mantel, etc.
Webster's New World
A horizontal band, often decorated with sculpture, between the architrave and cornice of a building.
Webster's New World
A heavy wool cloth with a shaggy, uncut nap on one side.
Webster's New World
A dense, low-pile surface, as in carpeting, resembling such cloth.
American Heritage
verb
To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Frieze
Noun
Singular:
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friezesOrigin of Frieze
Middle English frise from Old French from Medieval Latin (pannī) frīsiī woolen (garments) from pl. of Frīsius Frisian
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French frise from Medieval Latin frisium, frigium embroidery from Latin Phrygium (opus) Phrygian (work) from Phrygia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French frise, Medieval Latin frisium, variant of frigium, ultimately from Latin Phrygium (opus) "(work) of Phrygia."
From Wiktionary
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From Middle French frise, from friser (“to curl”).
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