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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

obelisk

/(ŏb"ĕ*lĭsk)/ · ob·e·lisk · IPA /ˈɔbəlɪsk/
01 n. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic…
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [†]. See Dagger, n., 2.(Print.) Also: dagger See: Dagger
02 v. t. To mark or designate with an obelisk.
imp. & p. p. Obelisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Obelisking
  1. 1.
    To mark or designate with an obelisk.