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Topic: HOUSE

Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: frise, perhaps from Latin Phrygia, ancient country in Asia whose people were famous for their skill in making things

frieze

 noun
     
frieze [countable]
DHH a decoration that goes along the top of the walls of a room or a building
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