frieze

  • 11frieze — frieze1 /freez/, n. 1. Archit. a. the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief. See diag. under column. b. any decorative band on an outside wall, broader than a… …

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  • 12frieze — I. noun Etymology: Middle English frise, from Anglo French, from Middle Dutch vriese Date: 15th century 1. a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface 2. a pile surface of uncut loops or of patterned cut and uncut loops II …

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  • 13frieze — UK [friːz] / US [frɪz] noun [countable] Word forms frieze : singular frieze plural friezes a line of decoration around the walls of a room or building …

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  • 14frieze — I [[t]friz[/t]] n. 1) archit. the part of an entablature in classical architecture between the architrave and the cornice, often decorated with sculpture in low relief 2) archit. fur a decorative, often carved band, as near the top of a wall or… …

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  • 15frieze — 1. noun a) 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. The classroom… …

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  • 16frieze — [[t]fri͟ːz[/t]] friezes N COUNT A frieze is a decoration high up on the walls of a room or just under the roof of a building. It consists of a long panel of carving or a long strip of paper with a picture or pattern on it …

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  • 17Frieze Art Fair — Frieze is an annual international contemporary art fair held in October in London s Regent s Park. The fair is staged by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the publishers of Frieze magazine.BackgroundAlthough staged for the purpose of selling… …

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  • 18Frieze Frame — is the brand name of one of the first ever do it yourself mural designs. The product is the brain child of Roger Hayes of Liverpool, England who first thought of the idea in 1989. The idea was to create from printed design features either a wall… …

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  • 19Frieze (disambiguation) — Frieze is an architectural term for the wide central section part of an entablature.Frieze may also refer to: *Frieze (textile), a napped woolen cloth made from Frisian wool *Frieze Art Fair, a London art fair *Frieze group, a mathematical… …

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  • 20Frieze group — A frieze group is a mathematical concept to classify designs on two dimensional surfaces which are repetitive in one direction, based on the symmetries in the pattern. Such patterns occur frequently in architecture and decorative art. The… …

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