Look up: obelisk

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   Obelisk
   four sided shafts of stone that were cult objects or monuments originating in the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt; for the ancient Egyptians, the obelisk represented rays of sun; obelisks could be made of pink granite, for example, and have a pyramid-shaped top often covered with a gold and silver alloy to scatter the sun's rays.
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   Obelisk
   From the Greek word meaning; 'a spit'. It is a monumental tapering shaft usually made of pink granite. Capped with a pyramidion at the top. Obelisks are solar symbols similar in meaning to pyramids, they are associated with an ancient stone called BENBEN in Heliopolis. They were set in pairs, at the entrances of temples, and to some Old Kingdom tombs.
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   obelisk
   [n] - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
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   obelisk
   a tall, four-sided tapering column with a pyramid top
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   obelisk
   Tall, tapering column of stone, much used in ancient Egyptian and Roman architecture. Examples are Cleopatra's Needles (1475 BC), one of which is in London, another in New York. ...
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   obelisk
   A tall, four-sided shaft, usually monolithic and tapering, rising to a pyramidal point.
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   Obelisk
   Ob'e·lisk noun [ Latin obeliscus , Greek ..., dim. of ... a spit, a pointed pillar: confer French obélisque .] 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 mar ...
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   Obelisk
   Ob'e·lisk transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Obelisked ; present participle & verbal noun Obelisking .] To mark or designate with an obelisk.
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   obelisk
   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. A mark of reference; called also dagger [<dag/] See Dagger. ... Origin: L. Obeliscus, Gr, dim. Of a spit, a pointe ...
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    obelisk
    noun a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
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    Obelisk
    An `obelisk` is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone (a monolith). The term `stele` (plural: `stelae`) is generally used for other monumental standing inscribed sculpted stones not of classic obelisk form.
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    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. • (n.) A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2. • (v. t.) To mark or designat...
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    obelisk
    tapered monolithic pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved from a single ... [4 related articles]
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    obelisk
    obelisk (ob'ulisk) , slender four-sided tapering monument, usually hewn of a single great piece of stone, terminating in a pointed or pyramidal top. Among the ancient Egyptians these monoliths were commonly of red granite from Syene and were dedicated to the sun god. They were placed in pairs be...
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