obelisk
Definition of obelisk:
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part of speech: noun
A tall, four- sided tapering pillar, cut off at the top like a flat pyramid: ( print.) a dagger.
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part of speech: noun
A four- sided pillar of considerable height, gradually tapering as it rises, and assuming the form of a pyramid at the top; a reference mark in printing, thus, also called a dagger.
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Common misspellings:
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- obilisk (57.1%)
- oblysk (42.9%)
Usage examples for obelisk:
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He lies, accordingly, in Poets' Corner, and a marble obelisk to his memory may be seen near Kingussie, in the centre of some trees.
"Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Vol. 3" – George Gilfillan -
He constructed the Vatican Library, the great aqueduct, and other public works, and placed the obelisk before St. Peter's.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte" – Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton -
On another spur of the same hill is an obelisk erected by the tenantry and servants to the master who had their interests so deeply at heart.
"Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II" – Sarah Tytler
