From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
frieze
n 1: an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal
sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
2: a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Frieze \Frieze\, n. [F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth
or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and
frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz,
curl. Cf. Friz.]
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or
tufted (friezed) nap on one side. "Robes of frieze."
--Goldsmith.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Frieze \Frieze\, v. t.
To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.
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Friezing machine, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing
machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Frieze \Frieze\, n. [Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of
cloth. Cf. Friz.] (Arch.)
(a) 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.
(b) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building
or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See
Illust. of Column.
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Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.
--Milton.
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