obelisk /(ŏb"ĕ*lĭsk)/

ob·e·lisk

obelisk

n.
  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. A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [†]. See Dagger, n., 2. (Print.)

Obelisk

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Obelisked; p. pr. & vb. n. Obelisking

  1. To mark or designate with an obelisk.