Frieze

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frieze \Frieze\, n. [F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth
     or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and
     frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz,
     curl. Cf. {Friz}.]
     A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or
     tufted (friezed) nap on one side. "Robes of frieze."


     --Goldsmith.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frieze \Frieze\, v. t.
     To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See {Friz}, v. t., 2.
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     {Friezing machine}, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing
        machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frieze \Frieze\, n. [Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of
     cloth. Cf. {Friz}.] (Arch.)
     (a) 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.
     (b) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building
         or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See
         Illust. of {Column}.
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               Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  frieze
       n 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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "frieze":
     abacus, acanthus, annulet, apophyge, architrave, astragal, beading,
     beak, bell, billet, boss, capstone, cartouche, cavetto, cima,
     cinquefoil, conge, console, coping, corbel, cornice, crown, cusp,
     cyma, dentil, drip, drop, fascia, fillet, finial, foil, fret,
     frontispiece, head, header, headpiece, keystone, lintel, listel,
     molding, ovolo, patera, pendant, quatrefoil, reed, sconce, splay,
     taenia, terminal, torus, treenail, trefoil, tympanum, volute