n. [ Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of cloth. Cf. Friz. ] (Arch.)
Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz, curl. Cf. Friz. ] A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. “Robes of frieze.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See Friz, v. t., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
Friezing machine,
a. Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. Frieze, v. t., and Friz, v. t., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, friezes or frizzes. [ 1913 Webster ]