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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Frieze

/frēz/ · IPA /ˈfɹiːz/
01 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…
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    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.(Arch.)
    “Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.” — Milton.
02 n. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
  1. 1.
    A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
03 v. t. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.
  1. 1.
    To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2. See: Friz
Phrases & compounds
Friezing machine — a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing machine.