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frieze

1

[ freez ]

noun

  1. Architecture.
    1. the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief.
    2. any decorative band on an outside wall, broader than a stringcourse and bearing lettering, sculpture, etc.
  2. any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of an interior wall, a piece of furniture, etc.
  3. Furniture. skirt ( def 6b ).


frieze

2

[ freez ]

noun

  1. a heavy, napped woolen cloth for coats.

frieze

1

/ friːz /

noun

  1. architect
    1. the horizontal band between the architrave and cornice of a classical entablature, esp one that is decorated with sculpture
    2. the upper part of the wall of a room, below the cornice, esp one that is decorated
  2. any ornamental band or strip on a wall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

frieze

2

/ friːz /

noun

  1. a heavy woollen fabric with a long nap, used for coats, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

frieze

  1. An ornamental band that runs around a building. Friezes are usually on the exterior of a building and are often sculpted in bas-relief .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frieze1

1555–65; < Middle French frise, perhaps < Medieval Latin phrygium, frigium, frisium embroidered cloth, embroidery, Latin Phrygium, neuter of Phrygius Phrygian

Origin of frieze2

1350–1400; Middle English frise < Old French; frieze 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frieze1

C16: from French frise, perhaps from Medieval Latin frisium , changed from Latin Phrygium Phrygian (work), from Phrygia Phrygia, famous for embroidery in gold

Origin of frieze2

C15: from Old French frise , from Middle Dutch friese, vriese , perhaps from Vriese Frisian
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Example Sentences

They kept the field dimensions, re-created the limestone and granite façade, preserved views up to the elevated rail tracks and approximated the original frieze above the upper deck.

He stayed in a large bedroom on the first floor’s west wing, which features a delicate plaster frieze of mermaids and multiple layers of ancient wooden panelling.

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Remnants of his public works, like his crimson “Crack is Wack” handball court mural in East Harlem from 1986 and the 700-foot wraparound frieze in Woodhull Medical Center done the same year, remain highly visible.

Elaborate mosaics cover the walls, meandering geometric friezes resembling carved lace; “petrified weaving” is how Aldous Huxley described them in his 1934 travelogue, “Beyond the Mexique Bay.”

But wouldn't the process of moving the friezes seriously endanger them, I ask?

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