| MW V.v.137 | [Falstaff to all] Shall I have a coxcomb of frieze? |
| Oth II.i.125 | [Iago to Desdemona] my invention / Comes from my pate as birdlime does from frieze [i.e. with great difficulty] |
| TNK III.v.8 | [Schoolmaster to all] You most coarse frieze capacities [i.e. you people of limited intelligence] |