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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frieze \Frieze\, v. t. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See {Friz}, v. t., 2. {Friezing machine}, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing machine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frieze n 1: a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice 2: a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
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