D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Metope

· Met·o·pe · IPA /ˈmɛtəʊp/
01 n. The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.
  1. 1.
    The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.(Arch.) See: Entablature
  2. 2.
    The face of a crab.(Zool.)