μετάφρενον,τό, prop.
A. part behind the midriff(μετὰ τὰς φρένας),broad of the back: hence, generally,back, μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν ὤμων μεσσηγύς
Il. 5.40
, cf. 56 , al.; μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμω πλῆξεν
2.265
;μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμους(of a woman) Od. 8.528 , cf. Hp. Acut. 66 ; in pl., of a single person, Il. 12.428 ;ὤμους καὶ μετάφρενα, of a woman, Archil. 29 . cf. Hld. 10.32 . — Ep. word, used by Pl. Prt. 352a , Arist. Phgn. 810b25 , Luc. DMeretr. 4.2 .
II.
= τὸ μεταξὺ τοῦ νώτου καὶ ὀσφύος κατὰ τὴν τῶν φρενῶν πρόσφυσιν
Ruf. Onom. 90 .