FRIEZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frieze mean? 

• FRIEZE (noun)
  The noun FRIEZE has 2 senses:

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

2. a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

  Familiarity information: FRIEZE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRIEZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("frieze" is a kind of...):

architectural ornament ((architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance)

Holonyms ("frieze" is a part of...):

entablature ((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("frieze" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

 Context examples 

Holmes bent over this grotesque frieze for some minutes, and then suddenly sprang to his feet with an exclamation of surprise and dismay.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Each put on a coarse straw bonnet, with strings of coloured calico, and a cloak of grey frieze.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)