A pillar; an obelisk.
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释义 | society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > column, pillar, or obelisk (11) needlea1387 A pillar; an obelisk. obelisk1561 A tapering, four-sided, usually monolithic pillar or column of stone with a pyramidal apex, set up as a monument or landmark (originally in ancient… column1606 Architecture. A cylindrical or slightly tapering body of considerably greater length than diameter, erected vertically as a support for some part… guglioc1660 An obelisk, ‘needle’. cippus1667 Chiefly Art and Architecture. A low column or pedestal (typically in classical style) often bearing an inscription; (Ancient History and Archaeology… aiguille1686 An obelisk. Cf. needle, n. 7. Obsolete. rare. broach1715 A church spire; also, formerly, an obelisk. Now technically restricted as in quot. 1867. lat1801 historical. ‘An obelisk or columnar monument; specifically used for the ancient Buddhist columns of Eastern India’ (Yule). nuraghe1828 A type of massive stone tower found in Sardinia, dating from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Cf. talayot, n. peulvan1841 An upright megalithic stone of a type found in Brittany. shaft1847 U.S. An obelisk or column erected as a memorial. |
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