Obelisk

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  obelisk \ob"e*lisk\ ([o^]b"[e^]*l[i^]sk), n. [L. obeliscus, Gr.
     'obeli`skos, dim. of 'obelo`s 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.
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     2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also {dagger}
        [[dagger]]. See {Dagger}, n., 2.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obelisk \Ob"e*lisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obelisked}
     ([o^]b"[e^]*l[i^]skt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Obelisking}.]
     To mark or designate with an obelisk.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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     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}.
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     {Dagger moth} (Zool.), 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 daggers}, or {To speak daggers}, to look or speak
        fiercely or reproachfully.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  obelisk
       n 1: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering
            towards a pyramidal top
       2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference
          or footnote [syn: {dagger}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "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