frieze
To make a nap on; to frizzTo make a nap on (cloth); to frizz.
» The frieze included a cherub and a heart.
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2 senses(transitive)To make a nap on (cloth); to frizz.
(transitive)To put a frieze on.
Examples
2 sentencesThe frieze included a cherub and a heart.
At the top of the building there is a frieze of carved ribbons.
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
friezes, friezing, friezed, friezedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.