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metope

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Noun
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met=ope

CIDE DICTIONARY

metopen. [NL., fr. Gr. ; meta` with, between + opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.].
  •  The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The face of a crab.  [1913 Webster]
    " In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

metope, n. Archit. a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.

Etymology
L metopa f. Gk metope (as META-, ope hole for a beam-end)

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