Canadian English Meaning of frieze
Frieze
Other Canadian English words related to Frieze
- Arch
- Architrave
- Capital
- column
- Cornice
- entablature
- pilaster
- pillar
- shaft
- plinth
- support
- bracket
- buttress
- Cantilever
- frame
- girder
- mount
- mounting
- prop
- reinforcement
- Shore
- shoring
- spur
- stay
- support
- underpinning
- bearing
- bolster
- Crutch
- dais
- foot
- foundation
- pedestal
- peg
- platform
- plinth
- podium
- post
- rostrum
- stage
- stake
- stand
- strut
- stand
- truss
Nearest Words of frieze
Definitions and Meaning of frieze in English
frieze (n)
an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
frieze (n.)
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.
Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
frieze (v. t.)
To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.
FAQs About the word frieze
Frieze
an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice, a heavy woolen fabric with a long napThat part of t
Arch,Architrave,Capital,column,Cornice,entablature,pilaster,pillar,shaft,plinth
No antonyms found.
friesland => Friesland, friesish => Frisian, friesic => Frisian, friesian => Friesian, friese => fries,
