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frieze

[freez] / friz /
NOUN
molding
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To support his thesis, Altin pointed to a 3rd-century BC frieze depicting the deification of Homer, which he says reproduced the Bornova cave with remarkable precision.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The acclaimed Chicago artist assembled archival images of Black women into a two-part frieze depicting them in positions of beauty and power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

They’re lined up like figures on the carved frieze of a Roman sarcophagus, except the slight tilt of the camera has them poised to slide out of the frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

He stayed in a large bedroom on the first floor’s west wing, which features a delicate plaster frieze of mermaids and multiple layers of ancient wooden panelling.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024

He looked up at the English alphabet in a frieze on the classroom walls.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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