Definition of Obelisk

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.
  • (v. t.) To mark or designate with an obelisk.

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