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Obelisk
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
.
Obelisk
n.
A
mark
of
reference
;
called
also
dagger
[/].
See
Dagger
, n., 2.
Obelisk
v. t.
To
mark
or
designate
with
an
obelisk
.
Obelisked
imp. & p. p.
of
Obelisk
Obelisking
p. pr. & vb. n.
of
Obelisk
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