Category:Octostyle

Oc"to*style, a. Etym: [octo- + gr. octostyle.] (arch.)

Defn: 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.

Defn: an octostyle portico or temple.