Definition of Freize
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.
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures
graven. Milton.
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.
Frieze, v. t. To make a nap on
(cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t.,
2.
Friezing machine, a machine for friezing
cloth; a friezing machine.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
- A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
- To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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