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What is the noun for friezes?

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frieze
  1. (architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
  2. Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
  3. A banner with a series of pictures.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “A frieze of colored glass, mirror glass, and decorative leading ran around the room, culminating in the virtuoso display of the double doors.”
      “The images in the frieze seem to elaborate in visual terms what the epitaphs below convey in words.”
frieze
  1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A frieze of colored glass, mirror glass, and decorative leading ran around the room, culminating in the virtuoso display of the double doors.”
      “The images in the frieze seem to elaborate in visual terms what the epitaphs below convey in words.”
friezer
  1. One who, or that which, friezes or frizzes.
friezers
  1. plural of friezer
friezes
  1. plural of frieze
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The building's common hall has a restored terrazzo tiled floor with walls which still retain the original painted friezes.”
      “I guess I've always thoughtlessly assumed they were decorative, like curlicues and friezes.”
      “The dining room is extremely grand, with picture windows, friezes and a most elaborate ceiling.”
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