Word Meaning

frieze definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
n. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
v. t. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.

Crossword clues for frieze

- A band of pictures around the wall. Sounds really cool
- Band of decoration on wall
- Decorative band
- Decorative wall band
- Horizontal band of wall decor
- Ornamental strip on wall