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  • 21Frieze-Teppich — Muster eines Frieze Teppichs Frieze Teppich ist eine Teppichart, die aus stark gekräuselten Garnen hergestellt ist. Häufig findet man auch die englischen Bezeichnung California cable oder Short shag für diese Art von Teppich. Der Frieze Teppich… …

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  • 22Frieze (textile) — In the history of textiles, frieze (French: frisé ) is a Middle English term for a coarse woollen, plain weave cloth with a nap on one side. The nap was raised by scrubbing it to raise curls of fibre, [ [http://www.british… …

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  • 23Frieze of Parnassus — The Frieze of Parnassus is a large sculpted stone frieze circling the podium, or base, of the Albert Memorial in London, England. The Albert Memorial was constructed in the 1860s in memory of Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. The… …

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  • 24Frieze Art Fair — Die Frieze Art Fair ist eine von den Herausgebern der Kunstzeitschrift Frieze, Amanda Sharp und Matthew Slotover, ins Leben gerufene Messe für zeitgenössische Kunst, die seit 2003 jährlich Mitte Oktober in einem Festzelt am Rande des Londoner… …

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  • 25Frieze Foundation — The Freize Foundation is a spin off of freize magazine. It supports contemporary art and is in charge of the program at the Freize Art Fair. From their website:Frieze Foundation is a non profit organisation established in 2003 and is responsible… …

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  • 26frieze rail — noun Etymology: frieze (III) : the rail below a frieze panel …

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  • 27frieze´like´ — frieze1 «freez», noun. 1. a horizontal band of decoration around a room, building, mantel, or other structure. 2. a horizontal band, often ornamented with sculpture, between the cornice and architrave of a building: »the frieze of the Parthenon.… …

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  • 28frieze — Synonyms and related words: abacus, acanthus, annulet, apophyge, architrave, astragal, beading, beak, bell, billet, boss, capstone, cartouche, cavetto, cima, cinquefoil, conge, console, coping, corbel, cornice, crown, cusp, cyma, dentil, drip,… …

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  • 29frieze — [16] Phrygia, in western and central Asia Minor, was noted in ancient times for its embroidery. Hence classical Latin Phrygium ‘of Phrygia’ was pressed into service in medieval Latin (as frigium, or later frisium) for ‘embroidered cloth’. English …

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