frieze
A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted nap on one sideA kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
» The frieze included a cherub and a heart.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
Fries, Friese
бо́брикbóbrik
The portion of an architectural entablature situated between the architrave and the cornice, consisting of a flat surface that may be continuous or articulated by triglyphs and is often decorated with sculptural figures and ornamental details.
Fries
фризfriz
фризfryz
an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
(broadly)Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or in rich pieces of furniture.
Fries
фризfriz, бордю́рbordjúr
A banner with a series of pictures.
The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter.
Examples
2 sentencesThe frieze included a cherub and a heart.
At the top of the building there is a frieze of carved ribbons.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, from French and Middle French frise, probably from Medieval Latin FriLate Middle English, from French and Middle French frise, probably from Medieval Latin Frisia (“Frisian (wool)”) due to import via Northern ships. Or, from French friser (“to curl”)..
From French and Middle French frise f, derived from an Upper Italian fris f, Medieval Latin frisum, frisium, frigium, frixum, frigium, of controversial origin, possibly from multiple sources, Arabic إِفْرِيز (ʔifrīz, “king beam, cornice”) and Latin opus Phrygium (“a kind of embroidery”, literally “work of Phrygia”), the demonym Frisian and terms related to the textile term above in a transferred sense.
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Forms
plural: friezesWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable