SAT vocabulary
Frieze
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling.
Example
"The Parthenon is famous for its intricate marble frieze depicting a procession of gods and mortals."
Etymology
From Old French 'frise', perhaps from Medieval Latin 'frigium'.
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