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obelisk n. 方尖石塔,短剑号,疑问记号 方尖石塔,短剑号,疑问记号 obelisk n 1: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top 2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [ synonym: { dagger}, { obelisk}] 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]
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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also { dagger} [[ dagger]]. See { Dagger}, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster]
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] 85 Moby Thesaurus words for " obelisk": antenna tower, arch, barbican, barrow, belfry, bell tower, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, campanile, cenotaph, colossus, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cupola, cyclolith, derrick, dolmen, dome, fire tower, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, lantern, lighthouse, marker, martello, martello tower, mast, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, minaret, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obituary, observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, plaque, pole, prize, pylon, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, television mast, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, tour, tower, trophy, turret, water tower, windmill tower |
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