单词 | obelisk |
释义 | obelisk —obeliscal, adj. —obeliskoid, adj. /ob"euh lisk/, n. 1. a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex. 2. something resembling such a shaft. 3. an obelus. 4. Print. dagger (def. 2). [1540-50; < L obeliscus < Gk obelískos small spit, equiv. to obel(ós) spit, pointed pillar + -iskos dim. suffix] |
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