frieze/ˈfɹiːz/EtymologyProbably a spelling variant of Fries and Frees.nameA surname.nounA kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.“[I]f a plaine fellow well and cleanely apparelled, either in home-ſpun ruſſet or freeze (as the ſeaſon requires) with a five pouch at his girdle, happen to appeare in his ruſticall likenes: there is a Cozen ſaies one, At which word out flies the Taker, and thus giues the onſet vpon my olde Pennyfather.”The portion of an architectural entablature situated between the architrave and the cornice, consisting of a flat surface that may be continuous or articulated by triglyphs and is often decorated with sculptural figures and ornamental details.Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or in rich pieces of furniture.“The narrative frieze, which was derived from the scenes on steles and seals, became the most important aspect of Assyrian art.”A banner with a series of pictures.“The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter.”verbTo make a nap on (cloth); to frizz.To put a frieze on.