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Webster 1913 Edition

Metope

Met′o-pe

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
μετά
with, between + [GREEK] opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.]
1.
(Arch.)
The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of
Entablature
.
2.
(Zool.)
The face of a crab.
☞ In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Metope

METOPE

,
Noun.
met'opy. [Gr. with, near or by, and an aperture or hollow.] In architecture, the space between the triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which among the ancients used to be painted or adorned with carved work.

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