frieze

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for frieze

frieze 🔊 /fɹiˈz/

frieze : බිත්ති හිස

frieze definition

Noun.

  1. 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.
  2. Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
  3. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

Transitive verb. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, Transitive verb., 2.