I. ˈfrēz or frē-ˈzā noun
Etymology: Middle English frise, from Anglo-French, from Middle Dutch vriese
Date: 15th century
1. : a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
2. : a pile surface of uncut loops or of patterned cut and uncut loops
II. ˈfrēz noun
Etymology: Middle French frise, perhaps from Medieval Latin phrygium, frisium embroidered cloth, from Latin phrygium, from neuter of Phrygius Phrygian, from Phrygia
Date: 1563
1. : the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice
2. : a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a building or piece of furniture)
3. : a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze
a constant frieze of visitors wound its way around the…ruins — Mollie Panter-Downes
• frieze·like adjective