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Obelisk

Obelisk Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Obelisk? [n] a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top [n] a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote Synonyms \| Synonyms for Obelisk: dagger Related Terms \| Find terms related to Obelisk: antenna tower \| arch \| barbican \| barrow \| belfry \| bell tower \| boundary stone \| brass \| bust \| cairn \| campanile \| cenotaph \| colossus \| column \| cromlech \| cross \| cup \| cupola \| cyclolith \| derrick \| dolmen \| dome \| fire tower \| footstone \| grave \| gravestone \| headstone \| hoarstone \| inscription \| lantern \| lighthouse \| marker \| martello \| martello tower \| mast \| mausoleum \| megalith \| memento \| memorial \| memorial arch \| memorial column \| memorial statue \| memorial stone \| menhir \| minaret \| monolith \| monument \| mound \| necrology \| obituary \| observation tower \| pagoda \| pilaster \| pillar \| pinnacle \| plaque \| pole \| prize \| pylon \| pyramid \| reliquary \| remembrance \| ribbon \| rostral column \| shaft \| shrine \| skyscraper \| spire \| standpipe \| steeple \| stela \| stone \| stupa \| tablet \| television mast \| testimonial \| tomb \| tombstone \| tope \| tour \| tower \| trophy \| turret \| water tower \| windmill tower See Also \| character \| column \| grapheme \| graphic symbol \| pillar \| Washington Monument Obelisk In Webster's Dictionary \Ob"elisk\, n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. ?, dim. of ? a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. ob['e]lisque.] 1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom. 2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also {dagger} [[dagger]]. See {Dagger}, n., 2. \Ob"elisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obelisked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obelisking}.] To mark or designate with an obelisk.

Obelisk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Obelisk?

[n] a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
[n] a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

Synonyms | Synonyms for Obelisk: dagger

Obelisk In Webster's Dictionary

\Ob"e*lisk\, n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. ?, dim. of ? a spit,
a pointed pillar: cf. F. ob['e]lisque.]
1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it
   rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It
   is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly
   covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.

2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also {dagger}
   [[dagger]]. See {Dagger}, n., 2.


\Ob"e*lisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obelisked}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Obelisking}.]
To mark or designate with an obelisk.

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