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Rarefrieze
The correct spelling is frieze.
How to pronounce frieze
noun
IPA: /ˈfɹiːz/
Say it like: Free-ze
The correct spelling is frieze. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. For example: "The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter."
Usage Examples
“The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
- 2.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.
- 3.Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
- 4.A banner with a series of pictures.
verb
- 1.To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.
- 2.To put a frieze on.
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