The eight-sided interior was filled with chattering, whistling soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [Nor Crystal Tears]
Like hers, his intelligence was contained within the huge eight-sided eye. From Wordnik.com. [The Sailor On The Seas of Fate]
So was the central eight-sided structure, which enclosed an eight-sided platform. From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
'Cuz there's no such thing as a four, five, seven or eight-sided snowflake in nature. From Wordnik.com. [weeme Diary Entry] Reference
He stepped down from his throne, took her hand, and led her to his eight-sided garden. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
The hosts rolled a large, eight-sided die with the caricature of a guest on each side. From Wordnik.com. [5 worst Japanese TV shows – Part III » Japundit Blog] Reference
There was likely some debate over a seven - or eight-sided figure for the cabinet door. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
It was eight-sided, and so justly proportioned that its two stories made no show of height. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER XVIII] Reference
The eight-sided obelisk at the center carries the names of all seven original Wing brothers. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-10-01] Reference
Daoud sensed that their path was taking them on a circuit of the great eight-sided structure. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Then I studied the eight-sided machine itself, to see if there were brackets holding it on the sides. From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
Tours leave from near the Zhan Bridge (Zhan Qiao), home of the distinctive eight-sided Huilan Pavilion. From Wordnik.com. [4 Hours in Qingdao] Reference
The eight-sided dwelling proved stout and snug, with walls of stone and wood, and a green-shingle roof. From Wordnik.com. [URANIUM POISONING IMPERILS NAVAJOS] Reference
Thereupon he turned his course, and ploughed along through the moors and bogs, towards the eight-sided palace. From Wordnik.com. [Lorna Doone] Reference
Beneath his feet were the usual eight-sided granite cobblestones that covered most of the better City streets. From Wordnik.com. [Tran Siberian] Reference
Straight away he saw her, standing with her back to him in front of a small altar set within an eight-sided apse. From Wordnik.com. [Sepulchre]
We moved clothes from one box to another while putting prices on them with little eight-sided paper tags and safety pins. From Wordnik.com. [A Red Death] Reference
The dagger contained three large emeralds in its handle, with an eight-sided emerald at its top that concealed a small watch. From Wordnik.com. [The Thieves of Darkness] Reference
Traditional Navajos live in eight-sided or rounded hooghans, while the tall tents are associated with the Great Plains tribes. From Wordnik.com. [Yellow Dirt] Reference
Looking down at the eight-sided machine with its short glistening blue wire, I had the feeling my troubles were only beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
One can imagine a debate during the design of the Urbino studiolo over the respective merits of a seven - or eight-sided figure. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
In the center was the eight-sided cage, with the ten-foot-high cyclone fencing that has become standard for Mixed Martial Arts contests. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Not A Psychic!] Reference
Others, by the chamfering off of their edges, have been made eight-sided. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Greek Art] Reference
The corners were cut off by diagonal lines making an eight-sided central space. From Wordnik.com. [Masters of the Guild] Reference
A slim, tall eight-sided building stood at the top of the slope, among some bushes. From Wordnik.com. [A Passage To India]
The clock dial is enclosed in an eight-sided case with a short drop for the pendulum. From Wordnik.com. [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference
The houses of this city had many corners, being square and six-sided and eight-sided. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz] Reference
The pin was three-quarters of an inch thick and was roughly eight-sided, "so the lace would grip.". From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned] Reference
Four rows of enormous eight-sided pillars, close together, seem like a serried hedge of gigantic oaks. From Wordnik.com. [Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two] Reference
A low, eight-sided cupalo surmounts the choir space inside the chapel, and above the nave rises the balcony. From Wordnik.com. [Samantha at the World's Fair] Reference
The Aussie of Greek descent had an instant brainwave and realised that his true calling would come within the eight-sided Octagon. From Wordnik.com. [UFC Press Releases] Reference
We can see a cube in the cover art, and while we can't make out the markings on it, it looks a lot like our favorite eight-sided pariah. From Wordnik.com. [GamePro.com] Reference
Colorado in 1993, when boxers, wrestlers and ju-jitsu champions held free-for-all scraps in the '' octagon '', a caged, eight-sided ring. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
No, cage-fighting is where two men climb into an octagonal (that's eight-sided, geometry fans) ring and try to pull each other's livers out. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
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