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FRIEZE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("frieze" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("frieze" is a kind of...):
architectural ornament ((architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance)
Holonyms ("frieze" is a part of...):
entablature ((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof)
