obelisco — meaning in English

English meaning

• dagger noun A short weapon with a pointed, double-edged blade, used for stabbing.
• obelisk noun A tall, four-sided stone pillar that narrows to a pointed top, often built as a monument.

Senses

obelisco is used for these senses in English:

• dagger (weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
• obelisk (architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

dagger — full definition

1. noun A short weapon with a pointed, double-edged blade, used for stabbing.
2. noun The symbol †, used in writing to mark footnotes or, historically, a person's death.

obelisk — full definition

1. noun A tall, four-sided stone pillar that narrows to a pointed top, often built as a monument.
2. noun A dagger-like symbol (†) used in printing to mark a footnote or to show that a person has died.

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