'Metope' definitions:
Definition of 'Metope'
From: GCIDE
- Metope \Met"o*pe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; meta` with, between + ? 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The face of a crab. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes. [1913 Webster]