Synonyms for obelisk
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ob-uh-lisk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb ə lɪsk |
Définition of obelisk
Origin :- "rectangular stone column tapering at the top," 1560s, from Middle French obélisque (16c.) and directly from Latin obeliscus "obelisk, small spit," from Greek obeliskos "small spit, obelisk, leg of a compass," diminutive of obelos "a spit, pointed pillar, needle." Related: Obeliskine.
- noun stone pillar
- If a pyramid or obelisk mould, lift it carefully off the top.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- My blue-eyed friend erected himself into an obelisk of profanity.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Heliopolis is the "house of the obelisk," the obelisk being a representation of the sun.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- It went up the Nile as near to the place where the obelisk stood as it could go.
- Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
- Then they made a road leading from the place where the obelisk stood to the river.
- Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
- Adams, of Philadelphia, marked by an Egyptian obelisk of granite.
- Extract from : « The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 » by Albert Smyth
- It would be harder to get rid of than the obelisk or the Vendôme column!
- Extract from : « A Royal Prisoner » by Pierre Souvestre
- Obelisk, tower, land, or anything for directing the course by sight.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- "It's the obelisk in Court Square that makes you think that," suggested Sydney.
- Extract from : « A Tar-Heel Baron » by Mabell Shippie Clarke Pelton
- He came to the Obelisk, and leaned against it, overcome by a spasm of realisation.
- Extract from : « Saint's Progress » by John Galsworthy
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