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1. (n.) obelisk
a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usu. monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L obeliscus < Gk obelískos small spit)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) obelisk
a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
2. (noun) dagger, obelisk
a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) obelisk
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. (noun) obelisk
a mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2
3. (verb) obelisk
to mark or designate with an obelisk
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. obelisk
a tall four-sided pillar, generally monolithic, tapering to a pyramidal pointed top, erected in connection with temples in Egypt, and inscribed all over with hieroglyphs, and in memorial, as is likely, of some historical personage or event; they are of ancient date.
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