1. n.1 the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice.
2 a horizontal band of sculpture filling this.
3 a band of decoration elsewhere, esp. along a wall near the ceiling.
Etymology: F frise f. med.L frisium, frigium f. L Phrygium (opus) (work) of Phrygia 2. n. coarse woollen cloth with a nap, usu. on one side only.
Etymology: ME f. F frise, prob. rel. to FRISIAN