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obelisk
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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:
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
