Word: frieze

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Synonyms: frieze

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: frieze

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spanish
Translations:
friso
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german
Translations:
fries
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french
Translations:
congeler, frise
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russian
Translations:
фриз, бобрик
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czech
Translations:
vlys
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polish
Translations:
ratyna, fryza, fryz
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hungarian
Translations:
abaposztó, fríz, daróc, szegélyléc
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greek
Translations:
ζωφόρος, διάζωμα
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ukrainian
Translations:
фриз
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estonian
Translations:
friisriie, friis
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slovak
Translations:
vlys

The meaning and "use of": frieze

noun
  • a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling. - The interior decoration was sumptuous with marble veneers, moulded stucco friezes , painted walls, and some remarkable mosaic floors, some of which survive.
  • heavy, coarse woolen cloth with a nap, usually on one side only. - The judges, it was said, had a most difficult task selecting the prizewinners, such was the excellent quality of frieze , flannel, yarn and items of clothing on show.

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