Look up: Frieze

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   Frieze
   A horizontal band on buildings between the columns and the roof, often decorated with sculpture.
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   Frieze
   in reference to architecture and sculpture, the section of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice on which a sculpture scene may appear.
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   frieze
   [n] - an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice 2. [n] - a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
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   Frieze
   a horizontal band of ornament
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   frieze
   horizontal band above an architrave, sometimes carved with sculpture
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   frieze
   In architecture and the decorative arts, an ornamental, horizontal band on a building, furniture, pottery, or other decorated work. In architecture, it is usually placed along the top of a wall,...
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   frieze
   The middle component of the entablature, resting on the architrave and below the cornice
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   Frieze
   A decorative horizontal band, as along the upper part of a wall in a room.
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   frieze
   printed coloured stips of paper,sometimes with a fancy cut edge Category: Various industries and crafts • a heavy durable fabric with a rough surface that is woven of coarse wool and shoddy in gray or mixed colors Category: Various industries and crafts • to make a nap on cloth. Category: Various industries and crafts
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    Frieze
    In house construction, a horizontal member connecting the top of the siding with the soffit of the cornice.
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    Frieze
    a decorated band on an internal wall below a cornice or the middle division of the entablature, usually heavily decorated. See Classical Architecture.
    Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
    
    
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    Frieze
    A horizontal band in the plane of the wall decorated with ornamental or narrative relief.
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    Frieze
    In a classical building, a band of masonry above a portico, or a window or door opening, situated above the lintol(s). Related Words: Classical; Lintol, lintel; Masonry; Portico
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    Frieze
    A feature of Classical architecture, principally found in between the cornice and the architrave. This can be plain, or elaborately decorated / carved, dependent on the type of column order that is used. Friezes can also be any section that is decorated in Classical architecture.
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    Frieze
    This is a continuous, decorative, horizontal band usually placed along the upper parts of a wall. Used to decorate the interior or exterior of a building. In classical architecture it was the part of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice. From the Latin frisium 'fringe'. G
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    frieze
    1 An ornamented, horizontal band of painted or sculptured decoration. 2 The horizontal band beneath the cornice of a bookcase or cabinet. A convex horizontal band beneath a cornice is known as a cushion frieze. A frieze rail is the horizontal length of wood beneath the top of a table or desk stand, and is also known as a curtain piece. 3 See column ...
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    Frieze
    Frieze noun [ Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of cloth. Confer Friz .] (Architecture) (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 ...
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    Frieze
    Frieze noun [ French frise , perhaps originally a woolen cloth or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise ); confer Late Latin frisii panni and frissatus pannus , a shaggy woolen cloth, French friser to friz, curl. Confer 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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    Frieze
    Frieze transitive verb To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz , transitive verb , 2. Friezing machine , a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing machine.
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    frieze
    noun a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
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    Frieze
    In architecture the `frieze` is the wide central section of an entablature and may be plain or — in the Ionic or Corinthian order — decorated with bas-reliefs. In an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave ('main beam') and is capped by the moldings of the cornice. In interiors, the frieze of a room is the section of doll above the picture rail and under the crown moldings or cornice. By extension, a frieze is a long band of painte...
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    Frieze
    • (v. t.) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stu...
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    frieze
    in Greco-Roman classical architecture, the middle of the three main divisions of an entablature (section resting on the capital). The frieze is ... [3 related articles]
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    Frieze
    A decorated horizontal band attached or painted along the top of a wall, usually ornamented.
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    Frieze
    - In house construction a horizontal member connecting the top of the siding with the soffit of the cornice.
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