Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of an obelisk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Formed like an obelisk.
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- adjective Formed like an
obelisk .
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Examples
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The ancient Etruscans, as well as the ancient Egyptians, revered the obeliscal stone, (the reason why to the obeliscal stone is given by Payne Knight, in his extraordinary work;) nor was it, according to Plutarch, till 170 years after the founding of the city that the
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828 Various
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The earliest temples in Greece were formed of obeliscal columns; and in some parts of Africa the custom obtains to this day.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828 Various
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They are round-headed or hemispherical, like the Oak and the Plane; pyramidal, like the Pine and the Fir; obeliscal, like the
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Various
qms commented on the word obeliscal
A stalactite drips in the night
Begetting a child that’s upright,
An offspring of crystal
To rise obeliscal,
In darkness a bright stalagmite.
November 29, 2017