'Frieze' definitions:
Definition of 'frieze'
(from WordNet)
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
Definition of 'Frieze'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frieze'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frieze'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'frieze'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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