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frieze in Arabic

إِفْرِيز ʔifrīz

/ˈfɹiːz/

frieze in Arabic: إِفْرِيز (ʔifrīz). In English, frieze means a kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

Arabic words for frieze

architecture: space between architrave and cornice
إِفْرِيز ʔifrīz

English meaning of frieze

  1. noun A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
  2. verb To make a nap on (cloth); to frizz.
  3. noun The portion of an architectural entablature situated between the architrave and the cornice, consisting of a flat surface that may be continuous or articulated by triglyphs and is often decorated with sculptural figures and ornamental details.
  4. noun Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or in rich pieces of furniture.

Full definition of frieze

frieze in a sentence

  • The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter.

frieze in other languages

Questions about frieze in Arabic

What is the meaning of frieze in Arabic?
Frieze in Arabic is إِفْرِيز (ʔifrīz).
ما معنى كلمة frieze؟
Frieze: إِفْرِيز (ʔifrīz).
What does frieze mean in English?
Frieze means a kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

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