OCTOSTYLE

Etymology

Noun

octostyle (plural octostyles)

(architecture) A temple or portico with eight columns in front.

Source: Wiktionary


Oc"to*style, a. Etym: [Octo- + Gr. octostyle.] (Arch.)

Definition: Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.

– n.

Definition: An octostyle portico or temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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