Friezed

/friːzd/ adjective

Definition

Decorated with or featuring a frieze; having a frieze as ornamentation.

Etymology

From 'frieze' (the decorative band) plus the past participle suffix '-ed'. The adjective form describes something adorned with a frieze.

Kelly Says

A friezed building is like a book with beautiful chapter headers—the frieze draws your eye upward and frames the space, and classical architects understood this psychology of decoration.

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