FRIEZE

frieze|freeze (2). Frieze, or Freeze, n. the flat part of a column between the architrave and cornish, a coarse cloth

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Frieze (?), n. [[Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of cloth. Cf. Friz.]] (Arch.) (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 or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column. Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven. Milton.