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frieze

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frieze 1  (frz)
n. Architecture
1. A plain or decorated horizontal part of an entablature between the architrave and cornice.
2. A decorative horizontal band, as along the upper part of a wall in a room.

[French frise, from Medieval Latin frisium, frigium, embroidery, from Latin Phrygium (opus), Phrygian (work), from Phrygia.]

frieze 2  (frz)
n. In both senses also called frisé.
1. A coarse, shaggy woolen cloth with an uncut nap.
2. A dense, low-pile surface, as in carpeting, resembling such cloth.

[Middle English frise, from Old French, from Medieval Latin (pann) frsi, woolen (garments), from pl. of Frsius, Frisian.]

frieze1
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect
a.  the horizontal band between the architrave and cornice of a classical entablature, esp one that is decorated with sculpture
b.  the upper part of the wall of a room, below the cornice, esp one that is decorated
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) any ornamental band or strip on a wall
[from French frise, perhaps from Medieval Latin frisium, changed from Latin Phrygium Phrygian (work), from Phrygia Phrygia, famous for embroidery in gold]

frieze2
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a heavy woollen fabric with a long nap, used for coats, etc.
[from Old French frise, from Middle Dutch friese, vriese, perhaps from Vriese Frisian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.friezefrieze - an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
architectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
2.frieze - a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
frieze [friːz] N (Archit) → friso m; (= painting) → fresco m

frieze [ˈfriːz] nfrise f, bordure f

frieze1
n (Archit: = picture) → Fries m; (= thin band)Zierstreifen m

frieze2
n (Tex) → Fries m

frieze [friːz] n (Archit) → fregio
frieze [friːz] n (Archit) → fregio

frieze
n frieze [friːz]
a narrow strip around the walls of a room, building etc near the top, usually decorated with pictures, carving etc The walls were decorated with a frieze of horses. friesrand إِفْريز фриз vlys frise der Fries διάζωμα friso friis گچکاری برجسته در سرتاسر زیر سقف friisi frise כַּרכּוֹב מְקוּשָׁט दिवार के बॉर्डर पर चित्र friz szegélyléc dekorasi pada dinding myndræma fregio 帯状彫刻装飾 바람벽 위쪽의 장식띠, 프리즈 장식 frizas frīze hiasan pada dinding fries frise fryz friso friză фриз, бордюр vlys friz ukrasna ivica fris บัวหรือลายสลักบนเสา, ใต้ชายคา, เสา หรือผนัง duvar süsü, friz 橫飾帶,雕帶 фриз; бордюр سر ستون کا وہ آرائشی حصہ جو بالائی سل اور کارنس کے درمیان ہوتا ہے diềm trang trí ,


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It contained one of the precious stockings; and half opening it, I revealed to Sylvia's astonished eyes the cunning little frieze of Bacchus and Ariadne, followed by a troop of Satyrs and Bacchantes, which the artist had designed to encircle one of the white columns of that little marble temple which sat before me.
Soldiers were continually rushing backwards and forwards near it, and he saw two of them and a man in a frieze coat dragging burning beams into another yard across the street, while others carried bundles of hay.
"That Cheyne boy's the biggest nuisance aboard," said a man in a frieze overcoat, shutting the door with a bang.
 
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