Octagon \Oc"ta*gon\, n. [Gr. ? eight-cornered; 'okta- (for 'oktw` eight) + ? an angle: cf. F. cctogone.] 1. (Geom.) A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
2. Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles.
{Regular octagon}, one in which the sides are all equal, and the angles also are all equal.
The dining room, and the vaulted octagon room which serves as an ante-room in the Brunswick tower (both badly damaged) continue the Gothic theme.