frieze

Meanings

Plural: friezes

Noun

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
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.
A banner with a series of pictures.

Verb

To make a nap on (cloth); to frizz.
To put a frieze on.

Origin / Etymology

Late Middle English, from French and Middle French frise, probably from Medieval Latin Frisia (“Frisian (wool)”) due to import via Northern ships. Or, from French friser (“to curl”)..

Scrabble Score: 18

frieze is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
frieze is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frieze is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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