obelisk
noun
a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
obeliscal
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a word derived from
obelisk.
Example Sentences
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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.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828 by Various
I then a tower Caused by forethought to be builded 'Mid the rocks of these wild mountains Where the sunlight scarce can gild it, Its glad entrance being barred By these rude shafts obeliscal.
From Life Is a Dream by Denis Florence MacCarthy
