simple past tense and past participle of figure-eight

Alternative form of figure eight

To move or cause to move in a figure eight pattern.

(Buddhism) group of eight Buddhist deities protecting the Dharma

(Buddhism) Eight rules that are observed by lay Buddhists on observance days and festivals: to abstain from (i) taking life, (ii) taking what is not given, (iii) unchastity, (iv) false speech, (v) intoxicants which cause a careless frame of mind, (vi) taking food at the wrong time, (vii) dancing, music, visiting shows, flowers, make-up, the wearing of ornaments and decorations, and (viii) a tall, high sleeping place.

(cooking) Applied to various Chinese dishes with a number of luxurious ingredients.

(cooking) Synonym of eight-treasure

(cooking) Synonym of eight-treasure

plural of forty-eight

(aviation) An aerobatic maneuver following a path that resembles the figure 8 on its side.