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frieze

[freez] / friz /
NOUN
molding
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Above them sits a gleaming frieze of 42 judges, each marked with a golden Ma’at feather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Oct. 28, 2024

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

As Pareja, Brito’s silhouette is powerful, especially when Vilaro places him in the middle of dancers, frozen in place as if caught in a frieze.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 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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