metope (plural metopes)
(architecture) The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
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Source: Wiktionary
Met"o*pe, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The face of a crab.
Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.