Frieze in English dictionary

  • frieze

    Meanings and definitions of "Frieze"

    • 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.
    • Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
    • A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
    • A banner with a series of pictures.
    • (transitive) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.
    • noun
      A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      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.
    • noun
      Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
    • noun
      A banner with a series of pictures.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.
    • Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture
    • A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side
    • noun
      an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
    • noun
      a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

    Synonyms of "Frieze" in English dictionary

    cloth, material, fabric are the top synonyms of "Frieze" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Frieze

    • frieze ( plural  friezes)
    • frieze ( third-person singular simple present friezes, present participle friezing, simple past and past participle friezed)
    • frieze (plural friezes)
    • frieze (third-person singular simple present friezes, present participle friezing, simple past and past participle friezed)
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