Look up: Metope

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   Metope
   A square panel on the side of a temple, often filled with sculpture in relief.
   Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo
   
   
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   Metope
   in a sculpture frieze, the square sections between the triglyphs.
   Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo
   
   
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   metope
   in the Doric frieze, the space between the triglyphs
   Found on http://www.lancashirechurches.co.uk/glos
   
   
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   Metope
   the square space between triglyphs in a doric frieze. See Classical Architecture.
   Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
   
   
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   Metope
   Met'o·pe noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; meta` with, between + ... opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.] 1. (Architecture) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature . 2. (Zoology) The face of a crab. » In the Par ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/59
   
   
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   metope
   1. The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. ... 2. <zoology> The face of a crab. ... In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr.; with, between + opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends. ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
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   Metope
   ``Metope`` might refer to the following: *metope (architecture), the space between two triglyphs of a Doric frieze *Metope (mythology), a river nymph in Greek mythology *Metope (producer), electronic music producer Michael Schwanen *`Metopes`, a piano work by Karol Szymanowski
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metope
   
   
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   Metope
   • (n.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature. • (n.) The face of a crab.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
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   metope
   (from the article `order`) ...the Doric entablature is distinctive. It is composed of projecting triglyphs (units each consisting of three vertical bands separated by grooves) ... In the addition of sculpture to architecture, the determining factor was usually its position on the building. On a Doric temple, for instance, the ... ......
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/81