Found 2 items, similar to frieze.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: frieze 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Frieze 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. [1913 Webster] Frieze \Frieze\, v. t. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2. [1913 Webster] Friezing machine, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing machine. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven. --Milton. [1913 Webster]