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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

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The diggers were efficient, cramming in so many graves that, from above, the field near the University of Sudan’s medical campus looked like a frieze of an undulating, gravel-brown sea.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

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

Each one's got a different dinosaur, but if you put them end to end in order, the background landscape joins up and forms a frieze.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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