octagonal

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Original plans called for an octagonal building with a grand piano.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The gothic building with its octagonal tower was once home to Hammer Horror Studios.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

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

The sword, featuring a distinct octagonal hilt, was so well-preserved by the elements in the millennia since it was buried that it still has a shine and sheen.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

A thin man in khaki work clothes came out of a diminutive octagonal aerie and leaned over a steel gangplank.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy