frieze
Example Sentences
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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
Inside Mayada’s home, the living room has a frieze of shrapnel spatter covering a wall.
From Los Angeles Times
After writing this, she called Jeff Klein, owner of the Sunset Tower Hotel, and asked him to light the plaster friezes.
From Los Angeles Times
They kept the field dimensions, re-created the limestone and granite façade, preserved views up to the elevated rail tracks and approximated the original frieze above the upper deck.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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