A horizontal band at the top of the wall or just below the cornice.

sculptured, ornamented section of a building

the middle division of an entablature, between the ARCHITRAVE and the cornice, usually decorated but may be plain

In architecture, a plain or decorated horizontal band; the part of a mantel which connects the jambs and runs under the shelf

1. The middle horizontal member of a classical entablature, above the architrave and below the cornice. 2. A similar decorative band in a stringcourse, or near the top of an interior wall below the cornice.

The portion of an entablature found between the architrave and cornice. Also the top portion of a wall fOund just below the cornice.

The middle portion of a classical decorative feature, usually located below the cornice

A continuous band of sculpted or painted ornament. In a classical structure, the part of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice.

frieze 1. Middle section of the entablature of a classical Order, above the architrave and below the cornice. 2. Band of relief, molded or painted decoration, usually high on a wall. 3. The decoration of the middle division of the entablature.

A band of decoration on a building or piece of furniture, usually sculptured or cut in relief and richly ornamented.

A continuous band of painted or sculptural ornamentation

the central level of the entablature, often decorated with classical motifs in carving or molding.

The portion of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice: a decorative band.

Part of the entablature (see above). Gable The triangular wall at the end of a double-pitched or gabled roof.

a band, usually decorated, at the top of a wall or below a cornice.

in reference to architecture and sculpture, the section of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice on which a sculpture scene may appear. For more information, see a architectural drawing of a frieze and an image of the frieze on the Temple of Athena Nike. The Columns of Greece, Rome & Providence RI The Significance of the Parthenon Frieze, Perseus Historical Overview.

A band of relief decoration that winds around the upper part of a temple's entablature in classical architecture.

A sculptured or richly ornamented band along a wall or above a doorway or windows.

A horizontal ornamental strip.

A horizontal belt course sometimes decorated with sculptural relief, occurring directly under a cornice.

wide flat band encircling part or all of a building facade or part of an interior or exterior wall, often decorated with relief carvings or ornamentation

the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice, or a sculptured or righly ornamented band (as on a building), or a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze

Loosely applied to any decorated band, but strictly the architectural term for the middle division of an entablature, the horizontal structure lying above and across the columns.

A deep band of decorative sculpture running along the upper part of a wall. EMBLEM The Athens 2004 Olympic Games' emblem is an olive wreath - the " kotinos" with which the Olympic winner was crowned in classical times. It is a symbol linked with the Olympic ideals, peace and the city of Athens, whose sacred tree was the olive tree. Its circular shape projects universal meanings of the unity of the world, the circle of life and the link between time past and present. GYMNASIUM A derivative of the word gymnos - nude. It was a place comprising sports grounds and buildings (including baths) where athletes exercised naked. PALAISTRA Purpose designed building, smaller than a gymnasium, with dressing rooms and a sand covered courtyard where Greek boys were taught athletics and wrestling.

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

a horizontal band of motifs or figures, either painted or carved

a horizontal decorative strip

a part of an entabulature between the architrave -- a band of moldings -- and cornice, usually ornamented with sculpture

Continuous band of horizontal decoration

A broad, flat band in a cornice or beneath a case top, usually ornamented.

The middle of the three main elements of an entablature. A horizontal band with cornice above and architrave below. In the Doric order it consists of metope - a square panel sculpted with figures - and triglyph - panels with three vertical grooves. In the other orders the band of the frieze is usually continuous and is entirely decorated with sculpted figures.

The part of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice; also any sculpted or painted band in a building.

A decorative band, usually found near the top of a wall, under a cornice, part of an entablature, inside a pediment or simply and artistic design element.

A wooden member, found just below the point where the wall surface meets the building's cornice or roof overhang.

A continuous band of decoration across the top of a building, or the top of an internal wall between the ceiling and picture-rail

A decorative band, typically horizontal, that can be found on the interior or exterior of a building or home. It originates in architecture dating back for centuries; a common style of frieze is the egg-and-dart design.

Any horizontal band of decoration, but very often on verandahs in cast-iron or timber.

a belt course, sometimes decorated with sculpture relief, occurring just under a cornice.

A horizontal band or board that appears at the top of a wall.

the middle division of the entablature, usually heavily decorated.

1 An ornamented, horizontal band of painted or sculptured decoration. 2 The horizontal band beneath the cornice of a bookcase or cabinet. A convex horizontal band beneath a cornice is known as a cushion frieze. A frieze rail is the horizontal length of wood beneath the top of a table or desk stand, and is also known as a curtain piece. 3 See column.

the middle member of the entablature. Applied also to any horizontal band enriched with sculpture. In Greek also called zophoros. Back

the middle member in the entablature which separates the architrave from the cornice. In the Tuscan order it is always plain; in the Doric it is enriched with triglyphs; in the Ionic it is sometimes swelled; in the Corinthian and Composite orders it is enriched with figures or foliage. The term is also applied to decorated longitudinal wall surfaces.

(10) -- the architectural course between the architrave (which is supported by the columns/piers) and the cornice (Pedley, 354)

The middle division of the Classical entablature found below the cornice and above the architrave. Also a band below a cornice, which may or may not be decorated.

in our church, this is the decorated carved line around the rose window

The section of an entablature between the cornice and the architrave. It can be decorated with continuous reliefs (as in Ionic), divided into metopes and triglyphs (as in Doric), or left plain or filled with an inscription (as in the Corinthian favored by the Romans).

A horizontal sculptured part of an Entablature that is above the Architrave and below the Cornice.

an ornamental band

the middle zone in an entablature, between the architrave and the cornice; generally any band of ornament or colour immediately below a cornice.

Any relief or painting used decoratively in a long horizontal format. Originally the long horizontal area between the architrave and cornice in Classical architecture.

Decorative running design or cutout (fretwork) running along the top of a cabinet.

horizontal band above an architrave, sometimes carved with sculpture

The middle section of the classic entablature

The Middle Section of the Entablature. It is located above the architrave and below the Cornice. Often carved and decorated in the Ionic, Corinthian, and composite orders, the frieze of Doric order was endowed with metopes and tryglphs.

a horizontal band of decoration along a wall, sometimes painted in bright colours

a band of decoration, used on the upper parts of walls or on an entablature above a colonnade

The horizontal piece connecting the top of siding with the soffit.

A horizontal decorative border

A decorative trim that runs the circumference of a room. It’s more often made from wallpaper and set at cornice height or above.

a band of images or ornaments usually on a wall

decorated band along the upper part of an interior wall.

the middle section of the entablature, often carrying relief sculpture or an inscription

A band with designs or carvings along a wall or above doorways and windows.

1) The middle section of an entablature; a panel below the upper moulding or cornice of a wall. 2) Mouldings designed to be used horizontally in Crown details, Chairrails, cabinetry and furniture. Friezes can also be used as Casings.

Horizontal band of decoration, immediately below the cornice. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 412)

The central element of the entablature, lying below the cornice and above the architrave.

A horizontal band on buildings between the columns and the roof, often decorated with sculpture.

A horizontal flat band, often decorated either by painting, or carved or sculpted. When convex, it's known as a Pulvinated frieze. The term also applies to the surface (framing) just beneath the top of a table such as a refectory or side table, or the base of a chest of drawers. [ picture][Home] [--] [A-to-Z

A sculptured or richly ornamented band on a building

A continuous band of painted or sculptured decoration.

A horizontal band which runs above doorways and windows or below the cornice. It may be decorated with designs or carvings.

A decorated horizontal band attached or painted along the top of a wall.

A decorative horizontal band, as along the upper part of a wall or building.

The decorative horizontal strip of across the mantel that joins the jambs, also called the entablature. This is often the same width as the jambs.

generally, a horizontal band or strip on a wall or façade; in Classical architecture, the middle part of an entablature.

A horizontal band of decoration around a room, building, mantel, etc.

The middle portion of an entablature, or any decorated horizontal band.

the horizontal band forming the middle section of the entablature; usually decorated with sculpture

The plain or decorated section under the cornice mold.

horizontal piece that connects siding to soffit, usually decorative.

a horizontally organized sculptural relief; the middle of the three horizontal sections which make up the entablature in a classical order [image

a horizontal member connecting the top of the siding with the soffit of the cornice

1) On a column, section under the cornice (can be plain or decorated). More commonly, any sculptured or ornamented band on buildings or furniture. 2) A type of twisted-fiber pile carpeting.

Flat unit of an entablature located between the architrave and cornice.

The middle part of an entablature, often decorated with spiral scrolls (volutes).

1. A horizontal, often decorative, member of a cornice, set flat against a wall. 2. More broadly, any sculptured or ornamental band on a house, in a room, or on furniture.

In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain or— in the Ionic or Corinthian order — decorated with bas-reliefs. In an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave ('main beam') and is capped by the moldings of the cornice.

A carpet made from a tightly twisted fiber that provides a rough "nubby" appearance.

Carpet made with a yarn that has been given a high twist so it curls upon itself, giving a textured appearance to the carpet. A frieze carpet is trackless, durable and has a distinct textural appearance.

Used to present a rough appearance, this is when yarn is twisted tightly.

Pronounced "free-zay," this tightly twisted yarn gives carpet a rough, nubby appearance.

( "free-zay.") A tightly twisted yarn is used to give a rough, nubby appearance to carpet pile. Frieze carpets may be loop or cut styles. It is also carpet made from frieze yams. Because the yarn is so tightly twisted as to curl in on itself, it provides superior texture retention for a longer period of time - which means that your carpet will look newer, longer.

Tightly curled or twisted yarn that gives carpet a textured appearance good for hiding footprints. Pronounced free-zay.

Carpet with twisted-fiber pile; it has a plush look but yarns are uncut tight twists are locked in by a heat-set process.

a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

A woollen overcoating which has been heavily milled and raised. The nap may be rubbed into small beads or ‘pills’ to produce a ‘nap frieze’.

In the history of textiles frieze is a Middle English term for a coarse woolen cloth with a nap on one side, made from Frisian wool. Panni frisi, "Frisian cloths" apopear in medieval inventories and other documents.Oxford English Dictionary.

The uppermost part of a wall. Often separated from the wall below by a frieze or picture rail.

The framework immediately below a table top.