frieze
noun
- wide central section part of an entablature
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːz/
name
Etymology: Probably a spelling variant of Fries and Frees.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: 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.
- The portion of an architectural entablature situated between the architrave and the cornice, consisting of a flat surface that may be continuous or articulated by triglyphs and is often decorated with sculptural figures and ornamental details.
- Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or in rich pieces of furniture.
“The narrative frieze, which was derived from the scenes on steles and seals, became the most important aspect of Assyrian art.”
- A banner with a series of pictures.
“The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter.”
verb
Etymology: 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.
- To put a frieze on.