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Ob"e*lisk (?), n. [L. obeliscus,
Gr. &?;, dim. of &?; a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F.
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 mark of reference; --
called also dagger [†]. See Dagger,
n., 2.

Ob"e*lisk, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Obelisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Obelisking.] To mark or designate with an
obelisk.

Ob"e*lize (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Obelized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Obelizing (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. 'obelo`s. See
Obelus.] To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful
or spirituous. [R.]

||Ob"e*lus (?), n.; pl.
Obeli (#). [L., fr. Gr. 'obelo`s, prop.


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