octagonal

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We have scored and refurbished a colorful octagonal table, a solid-wood bedframe, a box of vintage percolators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

There’s dark woodwork, octagonal pillars, curlicues of ironwork in the old-fashioned windows, carved details of garlands and flowers and urns.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Some of the findings are "unique" for South America, he explains, pointing to the octagonal and rectangular platforms arranged together.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

The octagonal wooden structure dates to 1842, although a lighthouse has been at the site since 1768.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2023

We went into a bank and she stared up at the vaulted ceiling and described the octagonal patterns.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls