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Frieze Common

Frieze has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

2

a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

3

A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

4

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.

Verb
1

To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.

2

To put a frieze on.