frieze

  1. Noun.  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.
  2. Noun.  Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
  3. Noun.  A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
  4. Noun.  A banner with a series of pictures.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.

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