OCTASTYLE

Etymology

Adjective

octastyle (not comparable)

(architecture) Having eight columns in the front row (of a portico etc.)

Noun

octastyle (plural octastyles)

A portico with eight columns.

Source: Wiktionary


Oc"ta*style, a.

Definition: See Octostyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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