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Metope   Listen
noun
Metope  n.  
1.
(Arch.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work.
2.
(Zool.) The face of a crab. Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.





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"Metope" Quotes from Famous Books



... fox; sometimes 'crops back,' but never lies. You can't play out your role of pauper; and you don't look a probable outcome of destitution and hard work. Your hands would fit much better in a metope of the Elgin Marbles, than in a wash-tub, ...
— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson


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