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Meaning Of 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.
n.
Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or,
by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
n.
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or
tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
v. t.
To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.