• (n.) The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
Frieze decorated with animal or human figures 
Zo·öph'o·rous noun [ Latin , from Greek .... See Zoöphoric .] (Anc. Arch.) The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.