frieze

Meaning

Noun

A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

Verb

To make a nap on (cloth); to frizz.

Verb

To put a frieze on.

Synonyms

baize

border

beaver

🦫

melton

necking

Frisian

gorgerin

duffel

entablature

Translations

frise

Fries

fregio

friso

fris

frisone

baeta

ζωοφόρος

şayak

friso

Fries

fries

frisa

Friso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹiːz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

Cognate with French: friser

In summary

Late Middle English, from French and Middle French frise, probably from Medieval Latin Frisia (“Frisian (wool)”) due to import via Northern ships. Or, from French friser (“to curl”)..