metope

American  

[met-uh-pee, -ohp] / ˈmɛt əˌpi, -oʊp /

noun

Architecture.

1. any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.

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metope British  

/ ˈmɛtəpɪ, ˈmɛtəʊp /

noun

1. architect a square space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze

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Etymology

Origin of metope

First recorded in 1555–65, metope is from the Greek word metópē

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There are traces of the bead and reel moulding on the margin of this metope.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith

From Carrey's drawing, taken when this metope was nearly complete, we learn what the action was.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith

The only metope from the north side, of which a cast is exhibited in the British Museum, is the last of the series, at the north-west angle of the temple.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith

The head of the Centaur still existed when Carrey drew this metope, but had disappeared before the time of Stuart.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith

The group of the Lapith and Centaur is composed like the Parthenon metope, No. 305.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith