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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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Thesaurus Results for Frieze:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abacus, acanthus, annulet, apophyge, architrave, astragal, beading, beak, bell, billet, boss, capstone, cartouche, cavetto, cima, cinquefoil, conge, console, coping, corbel, cornice, crown, cusp, cyma, dentil, drip, drop, fascia, fillet, finial, foil, fret, frontispiece, head, header, headpiece, keystone, lintel, listel, molding, ovolo, patera, pendant, quatrefoil, reed, sconce, splay, taenia, terminal, torus, treenail, trefoil, tympanum, volute
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