| 单词 | octangular |
| 例句 | It was a small but somewhat lengthened octangular room, lined throughout with dark black oak, carved in the most exquisite manner. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z There are three octangular compartments, and each is supported by eight slender columns. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z This octangular tower stands quite by itself, and commands a magnificent and extensive view over Botany Bay. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z It is a grand old place, a house of solid masonry, a house of square and octangular towers, long and low and strong. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The church, a peculiar of the Archbishops of Canterbury, has a shingled tower and small octangular spire. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z At Durham is one of octangular plan, which bears a statue of Neptune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The Caaba has a double roof, supported internally by three octangular pillars of aloes wood, between which, on a bar of iron, hangs a row of silver lamps. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z They are either square or octangular in plan, arcaded or pierced with windows, and roofed with gables or with spires rising out of the gables. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" It is an octangular building supported within-side by eight elegant Corinthian Pillars. A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811 The carving in stone was carried to a high degree of excellence, and is still in good preservation, as shown upon slabs, risers to steps, and on octangular columns of graceful proportions. The Pearl of India It consisted of three octangular compartments, each supported by eight slender columns. Old and New London Volume I The form of the castle appears to have been octangular. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations A shortish square basement is at one end, from which springs a tall octangular steeple. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The chapter-house, part of which is standing, was of an octangular shape, and highly decorated. Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It is of an octangular shape, and the outside is adorned by tracery work. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. At the eastern end is a fine Early English arched entrance, in fair preservation; and in the south-eastern angle is an octangular recess, which formerly was ceiled by an elegantly groined roof, height thirteen feet. Old and New London Volume I A high, octangular wooden pulpit with a precentor's pew in front of it stood at the far end. The Northern Iron The octangular dome over the chancel is also of the byzantine era; however, it has been renewed in several parts. Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg It stands on an octangular pedestal of gray marble, with Gothic panels. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland These minarets are much less substantial than those of Morocco, being octangular, with protruding stone balconies in something of the Florentine style, reached by winding stairs. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond The construction of this cupola is remarkable in these particulars—that it is octangular, that it is double, and built entirely on the walls, unsupported by piers, and that there are no apparent counterforts. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) The building is low and unpretending, having an octangular tower, up the staircase of which you mount to the library. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three On the North side stands a tower of an octangular form, supporting the spire. Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg Some of the pieces were octangular, and had the appearance of being formed into that shape by art. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 These three octangular triangles of orange mean my third cousin did a good deal of war work. More Toasts Some huts also were entirely built of this material, of a rude circular or octangular form, and roofed with skins like the others. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 Those of Newark are of a diamond or lozenge form, some are octangular, and others of a shape that would puzzle a geometrician. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 Catledge Hall, Cambridgeshire, has a small octangular closet adjoining a bedroom, from which formerly there was a secret way on to the leads of the roof. Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. The majority of the columns at Anarajapoora are of dressed stone, octangular and of extremely graceful proportions. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 Its form is octangular, having a strong butment at each angle, surmounted with pinnacles. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 470, January 8, 1831 The principal entrance is through a spacious octangular porch, the whole size of the tower, which is groined in imitation of stone. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 Eight crocketed pinnacles are added to the spire, which is octangular, and has a row of crockets at each angle. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 It is immediately under the dome, in form octangular, and lined with silver, divided into panels representing the different actions of the life of the saint. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829 Each separate face of their towers, whether these towers were square or octangular, ended above in a gable; and from these gables, in various ways, arose the octangular pointed roof or spire. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 The fourth pillar to the right of the entrance is octangular, and enormously thick. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time The Caaba has a double roof, supported within by three octangular pillars of aloes wood; between which, on a bar of iron, hang some silver lamps. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) On ascending a few steps at the other end of this hall, in a small octangular room, are the statue of Meleager; the famous Torso; the tomb of Scipio with bas-reliefs. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 There between octangular towers loopholed and finished battlement style was a covered passage suggestive of Egypt. The Prince of India — Volume 01 This consisted in a tall, perpendicular, octangular structure, placed upon the tower, quite light and open, and pierced with long windows. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 He led the way upstairs to a region of lumber-rooms, whence a narrow flight of steps brought them into a glass-house, octangular and with pointed tops, out upon the roof. Born in Exile Catacombs, formed of massive octangular pillars, and supporting ranges of shelves, line the walls on either side. Windsor Castle On leaving the chamber you come into an octangular gallery, issuing from which are four circular chambers; each chamber contains a masterpiece of art. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Here they used to swing the bells, and the place was called the lantern or louvre; thence the octangular spire arose easily and naturally. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 |
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