frieze
f reez
- n an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
- n a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
- To someone who comes from Greece, this must seem like a strange concept: the Parthenon frieze in the possession of the Louvre has become, ipso facto, French.
- Its sparkling roof, white as sugar icing, is decorated by a frieze of pink and blue imitation candy hearts.
- In another frieze, a pride of lions were depicted hunting bison.