Mĕt'o-pe, n.

n. [Fr. métope, Lat., It., & Sp. metopa, Gr. μετόπη, from μετά, with, between, and ὀπή, opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam-ends.] (Arch.) The space between the triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, were often adorned with carved work.