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]:
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]:
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) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {obelisk}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Obelisk /oːbeːlisk/
obelisk
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