frieze vs thong

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. 

thong

noun
  • A strip of leather. 

  • The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather. 

  • An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour. 

  • An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more. 

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