friezed cloth

  • 1Frieze — Frieze, n. [F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz, curl. Cf. {Friz}.] A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy …

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  • 2frieze´like´ — frieze1 «freez», noun. 1. a horizontal band of decoration around a room, building, mantel, or other structure. 2. a horizontal band, often ornamented with sculpture, between the cornice and architrave of a building: »the frieze of the Parthenon.… …

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