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Word: Frieze
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French frise, from medieval Latin frisium, variant of frigium, from Latin Phrygium (opus) ‘(work) of Phrygia’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
friːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
Short Definition:broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration
Examples:- the horsemen of the Parthenon frieze
- the coastline is a frieze of cliffs
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