Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MET-O-PE
MET-O-PE, n. [met'opy; Gr. μετοπη; μετα, with, near or by, and οπη, an aperture or hollow.]
In architecture, the space between the triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which among the ancients used to be painted or adorned with-carved work. Encyc.
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