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octangular, a.|ɒkˈtæŋgjʊlə(r)| [f. L. octangul-us (see prec.) + -ar: cf. angulāris angular.] Having eight angles; octagonal.
1644Evelyn Diary 22 Oct., A Cabinet of an octangular forme. 1712J. James tr. Le Blond's Gardening 27 An octangular Bowling-green. 1807G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. iv. 159 An octangular vase of brass. 1877W. Jones Finger-ring 147 An octangular ring of iron. Hence ocˈtangularness (Bailey vol. II, 1727). |