metope
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əˌpi, -oʊp noun Architecture.
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
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| architect a square space between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek metopē, from meta between + opē one of the holes for the beam-ends] | |
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Metope
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
The exterior is distinguished by a triglyph and metope frieze continued across the gable ends.
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