Frieze
noun
A decorative band or border, typically broad and on wall, generally painted, plastered or carved.
The living room wall had a beautiful frieze of flowers carved into it.
Often appears as...
- carved frieze
- painted frieze
noun
In architecture, the part of an entablature (in a classical column) between the architrave and the cornice.
The frieze in the Parthenon displays the Panathenaic procession.
Often appears as...
- ionic frieze
- doric frieze
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of coarse woollen cloth with a nap usually on one side.
He wore a robust coat made of frieze to keep warm.
Often appears as...
- frieze coat
- frieze cloth
noun
A decorative band or border, typically broad and on wall, generally painted, plastered or carved.
The living room wall had a beautiful frieze of flowers carved into it.
Often appears as...
- carved frieze
- painted frieze
noun
In architecture, the part of an entablature (in a classical column) between the architrave and the cornice.
The frieze in the Parthenon displays the Panathenaic procession.
Often appears as...
- ionic frieze
- doric frieze
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of coarse woollen cloth with a nap usually on one side.
He wore a robust coat made of frieze to keep warm.
Often appears as...
- frieze coat
- frieze cloth
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Detail
A frieze adds visual interest and historical touch to any room or building.
The restaurant's frieze depicted a lively medieval market scene.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Friezes often portray cultural or historical narratives through their designs.
The palace's frieze showed the king's coronation.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Wallpaper
Don't confuse a frieze with wallpaper border; friezes are more sculptural and permanent.
Unlike the wallpaper, the stone frieze needed special care during restoration.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Detail
A frieze adds visual interest and historical touch to any room or building.
The restaurant's frieze depicted a lively medieval market scene.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Friezes often portray cultural or historical narratives through their designs.
The palace's frieze showed the king's coronation.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Wallpaper
Don't confuse a frieze with wallpaper border; friezes are more sculptural and permanent.
Unlike the wallpaper, the stone frieze needed special care during restoration.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Detail
A frieze adds visual interest and historical touch to any room or building.
The restaurant's frieze depicted a lively medieval market scene.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Friezes often portray cultural or historical narratives through their designs.
The palace's frieze showed the king's coronation.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Wallpaper
Don't confuse a frieze with wallpaper border; friezes are more sculptural and permanent.
Unlike the wallpaper, the stone frieze needed special care during restoration.
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Video examples
Parthenon Battle PIPE...
see the huge inspiration that these objects have had on subsequent world cultures and how they have become now masterpieces of art and and masterpieces of Greek civilization but professor pandered melis isn't buying that argument the story he wants to tell is depicted in the frieze itself which
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How to design a library...
And she did, and if you go in Richard's library, which is one of the first that opened, it has this glorious frieze of, like, the heroes of the school, oversized, looking down into the little dollhouse of the real library, right? And the kids were great, hand-selected by the principals
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
simple columns supporting a horizontal entablature, crowned with a triangular roof. But Pheidias’ plans are far more radical by Athenian standards. His designs combine Doric columns with a sweeping Ionic frieze,
Video examples
Parthenon Battle PIPE...
see the huge inspiration that these objects have had on subsequent world cultures and how they have become now masterpieces of art and and masterpieces of Greek civilization but professor pandered melis isn't buying that argument the story he wants to tell is depicted in the frieze itself which
Video examples
How to design a library...
And she did, and if you go in Richard's library, which is one of the first that opened, it has this glorious frieze of, like, the heroes of the school, oversized, looking down into the little dollhouse of the real library, right? And the kids were great, hand-selected by the principals
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
simple columns supporting a horizontal entablature, crowned with a triangular roof. But Pheidias’ plans are far more radical by Athenian standards. His designs combine Doric columns with a sweeping Ionic frieze,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Kate Williams
British Historian
The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and friezes and antiques grasped.
Quote examples
Kate Williams
British Historian
The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and friezes and antiques grasped.
Example 1 of 1
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