friezes is a form of:

Frieze



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
3.
A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To make a nap on (cloth); to friz.