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Definition of obelisk

Obelisk
Obelisk Ob"e*lisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obelisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Obelisking.] To mark or designate with an obelisk.
obelisk
Dagger Dag"ger (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F. daguer. See Dag a dagger.] 1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace. 2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk. Dagger moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larv[ae] are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc. Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. --Shak. Double dagger, a mark of reference [[dag]] which comes next in order after the dagger. To look, or speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.

Meaning of obelisk from wikipedia

- An obelisk (/ˈɒbəlɪsk/; from Ancient Gr**** ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós) 'spit, nail, pointed pillar') is a tall, slender, tapered...
- 076889°N 32.895450°E / 24.076889; 32.895450 The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk [citation needed] and is located in the northern region...
- The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk, one of the thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. This obelisk is located in St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City...
- Look up obelisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An obelisk is a tall, four-sided monument. Obelisk may also refer to: Obelisk Beach, a beach in New...
- An obelisk is a "viroid-like element" of a type first described in a January 2024 preprint, whose authors say that "Obelisks form their own distinct phylogenetic...
- harbours thirteen ancient obelisks, the most in the world. There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number...
- The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft)...
- The Obelisk of Theodosius (Gr****: Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄, Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC)...
- the first Pope. At the centre of the square is the Vatican obelisk, an ancient Egyptian obelisk erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini...
- The Pantheon obelisk or Obelisco Macuteo is an Egyptian obelisk in Rome in Piazza della Rotonda in front of the Pantheon on a fountain. It is one of the...