Ob"e*lisk (?), n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. , dim. of a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. ob'elisque.]
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 [ † ]. See Dagger, n., 2.
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Ob"e*lisk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obelisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Obelisking.]
To mark or designate with an obelisk.
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