Thesaurus: obelisk

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1. 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.
2. n. A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.
3. v. t. To mark or designate with an obelisk.
4. n. a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
5. n. a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
6. 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 [&dag;]. See Dagger, n., 2. To mark or designate with an obelisk.
7. A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [&dag;]. See Dagger,n., 2.
8. n:100 n. a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top