Metope
//ˈmɛtəʊp// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
"There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood."
Example
More examples"There's a second plate of that metope that shows the full figures of both Perseus and Medusa and includes the winged horse Pegasus that was born of Medusa's blood."
Etymology
From Latin metopa and its source, Koine Greek μετόπη (metópē), from μετά (metá, “between”) + ὀπή (opḗ, “hole”).
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