Metope

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metope \Met"o*pe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; meta` with, between + ?
     opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.]
     1. (Arch.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric
        frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with
        carved work. See Illust. of {Entablature}.
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     2. (Zool.) The face of a crab.
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     Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high
           relief occupy the metopes.
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