obeliscaladj.

Brit.

/ɒbᵻˈlɪskl/, U.S.

/ˌɑbəˈlɪsk(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s–1800s obeliskal, 1700s– obeliscal.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obelisk n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < obelisk n. + -al suffix¹. Compare French obéliscal (1836, rare).

Of the nature of or resembling an obelisk; of or relating to an obelisk.

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obelisk1638

obeliscala1763

obeliskine1818

obeliscar1837

a1763 J. Byrom Enthusiasm in Misc. Poems (1773) II. 32 To soar aloft on Obeliskal Clouds; To dig down deep into the Dark—for Shrouds.

1763 W. Stukeley Palæographia Sacra 16 In the open temples of the Druids, they had an obeliscal stone, set upright.

1837 H. O'Brien tr. J. L. Villanueva Phoenician Ireland (ed. 2) xxxiv. 321 A pyramidial or obeliscal stone, six or seven feet in height, is said to have stood in the centre.

1873 D. F. MacCarthy Life is Dream i. vi. 30 'Mid the rocks of these wild mountains Where the sunlight scarce can gild it, Its glad entrance being barred By these rude shafts obeliscal.

1880 Times 6 Nov. 4/5 The obeliscal character..between the legs and the lower half of the spear must denote ‘king’.

1946 J. Summerson Georgian London 77 Its spire consisting of an Ionic column grotesquely distorted to give an obeliscal silhouette.

1962 J. P. Crespelle Fauves 39 The Nabis were characterized by a certain schoolboy pretentiousness which came out in a liking for..nicknames... Vuillard, was known as ‘the Zouave’,..the tall thin Verkade as ‘the obeliscal Nabi’.

1982 N.Y. Times 25 Mar. c12/1 As an obelisk it was a mere skimpy spike and rated nowhere, but as an example of obeliscal authority it certainly made itself felt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obeliscal
释义	obeliscaladj. Brit. /ɒbᵻˈlɪskl/, U.S. /ˌɑbəˈlɪsk(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s–1800s obeliskal, 1700s– obeliscal. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obelisk n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < obelisk n. + -al suffix¹. Compare French obéliscal (1836, rare). Of the nature of or resembling an obelisk; of or relating to an obelisk. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adjective] > obelisk obelisk1638 obeliscala1763 obeliskine1818 obeliscar1837 a1763 J. Byrom Enthusiasm in Misc. Poems (1773) II. 32 To soar aloft on Obeliskal Clouds; To dig down deep into the Dark—for Shrouds. 1763 W. Stukeley Palæographia Sacra 16 In the open temples of the Druids, they had an obeliscal stone, set upright. 1837 H. O'Brien tr. J. L. Villanueva Phoenician Ireland (ed. 2) xxxiv. 321 A pyramidial or obeliscal stone, six or seven feet in height, is said to have stood in the centre. 1873 D. F. MacCarthy Life is Dream i. vi. 30 'Mid the rocks of these wild mountains Where the sunlight scarce can gild it, Its glad entrance being barred By these rude shafts obeliscal. 1880 Times 6 Nov. 4/5 The obeliscal character..between the legs and the lower half of the spear must denote ‘king’. 1946 J. Summerson Georgian London 77 Its spire consisting of an Ionic column grotesquely distorted to give an obeliscal silhouette. 1962 J. P. Crespelle Fauves 39 The Nabis were characterized by a certain schoolboy pretentiousness which came out in a liking for..nicknames... Vuillard, was known as ‘the Zouave’,..the tall thin Verkade as ‘the obeliscal Nabi’. 1982 N.Y. Times 25 Mar. c12/1 As an obelisk it was a mere skimpy spike and rated nowhere, but as an example of obeliscal authority it certainly made itself felt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1763
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