frieze vs ribbon

frieze

noun
  • A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side. 

  • That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture. 

  • Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. 

  • A banner with a series of pictures. 

verb
  • To put a frieze on. 

  • To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. 

ribbon

noun
  • A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. 

  • An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer. 

  • A painted moulding on the side of a ship. 

  • A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide. 

  • A subheadline presented above its parent headline. 

  • A narrow strip or shred. 

  • In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip. 

  • A bandsaw. 

  • A watchspring. 

  • A sliver. 

  • A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus. 

  • An awareness ribbon. 

verb
  • To decorate with ribbon. 

  • To stripe or streak. 

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