Definitions for frieze
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. friezenoun

   an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

2. friezenoun

   a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRIEZEnoun

   A coarse warm cloath, made perhaps first in Friesland.

   Etymology: drap de frieze, French.

   If all the world
   Should in a pet of temperance feed on pulse,
   Drink the clear stream, and nothing wear but frieze,
   The All-giver would be unthank’d. John Milton.

   The captive Germans, of gigantick size,
   Are rank’d in order, and are clad in frieze. John Dryden, Pers.

   He could no more live without his frieze coat than without his skin. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 102.

   See how the double nation lies,
   Like a rich coat with skirts of frieze;
   As if a man, in making poesies,
   Should bundle thistles up with roses. Jonathan Swift.

2. Frieze, Frizenoun

   In architecture. A large flat member which separates the architrave from the cornice; of which there are as many kinds as there are orders of columns. Harr.

   No jutting frieze,
   Buttrice, nor coigne of ’vantage, but this bird
   Hath made his pendant-bed, and procreant cradle. William Shakespeare.

   Nor did there want
   Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures grav’n;
   The roof was fretted gold. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i.

   Polydore designed admirably well, as to the practical part, having a particular genius for friezes. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frieze

   In architecture, the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Paterae are also usually used to decorate friezes. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave ("main beam") and is capped by the moldings of the cornice. A frieze can be found on many Greek and Roman buildings, the Parthenon Frieze being the most famous, and perhaps the most elaborate. This style is typical for the Persians. In interiors, the frieze of a room is the section of wall above the picture rail and under the crown moldings or cornice. By extension, a frieze is a long stretch of painted, sculpted or even calligraphic decoration in such a position, normally above eye-level. Frieze decorations may depict scenes in a sequence of discrete panels. The material of which the frieze is made of may be plasterwork, carved wood or other decorative medium.In an example of an architectural frieze on the façade of a building, the octagonal Tower of the Winds in the Roman agora at Athens bears relief sculptures of the eight winds on its frieze. A pulvinated frieze (or pulvino) is convex in section. Such friezes were features of 17th-century Northern Mannerism, especially in subsidiary friezes, and much employed in interior architecture and in furniture. The concept of a frieze has been generalized in the mathematical construction of frieze patterns.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frieze

   A frieze is a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, typically part of a wall or an architectural structure, usually near the ceiling. It can be found in classic architecture, on buildings, or in interior rooms. In a broader context, it might also refer to any long, rectangular design or pattern.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Friezenoun

   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

2. Friezenoun

   any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column

3. Friezenoun

   a kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side

4. Friezeverb

   to make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2

5. Etymology: [Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of cloth. Cf. Friz.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frieze

   In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave and is capped by the moldings of the cornice. A frieze can be found on many Greek and Roman buildings, the Parthenon Frieze being the most famous, and perhaps the most elaborate. In interiors, the frieze of a room is the section of wall above the picture rail and under the crown moldings or cornice. By extension, a frieze is a long stretch of painted, sculpted or even calligraphic decoration in such a position, normally above eye-level. Frieze decorations may depict scenes in a sequence of discrete panels. The material of which the frieze is made of may be plasterwork, carved wood or other decorative medium. In an example of an architectural frieze on the façade of a building, the octagonal Tower of the Winds in the Roman agora at Athens bears relief sculptures of the eight winds on its frieze. A pulvinated frieze is convex in section. Such friezes were features of 17th-century Northern Mannerism, especially in subsidiary friezes, and much employed in interior architecture and in furniture.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frieze

   frēz, n. a coarse woollen cloth with a nap on one side.—adj. Friezed, napped. [Fr. frise.]

2. Frieze

   frēz, n. (archit.) the part of the entablature between the architrave and cornice, often ornamented with figures.—v.t. to put a frieze on. [O. Fr. frize; It. fregio; perh. L. Phrygium, Phrygian.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRIEZE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Frieze is ranked #32524 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Frieze surname appeared 707 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Frieze.
   
   96.7% or 684 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Architectural Ornament
   • Fabric

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How to pronounce frieze?

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How to say frieze in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frieze in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frieze in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of frieze in a Sentence

1. British Museum:

   It was in the 19th century that Lord Elgin removed intact architectural sculptures from the frieze, the metopes and the pediments of the building.

2. British Museum:

   From the entire frieze that survives today, 50 meters are in the Acropolis Museum, 80 meters in the British Museum, one block in the Louvre.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frieze
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=frieze
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieze
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frieze
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=frieze
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=frieze
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=frieze