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. (Arch.)
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.
Frieze
n.
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
Frieze
v. t.
To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.