Definition of frieze

• n. - 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.
• n. - Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column.
• n. - A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
• v. t. - To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2.