obelisk
obelisk (ob"e*lisk) , noun
[Latin obeliscus, Greek 'obeli`skos, dim. of 'obelo`s a spit, a pointed pillar: compare French obélisque.]
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.
(Printing) A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [†]. See Dagger, n., 2.
Obelisk (ob"e*liskt) , transitive verb
To mark or designate with an obelisk.