vt to mark or designate with an obelisk.
2. obelisk ·noun a mark of reference;
called also dagger . ·see dagger, ·noun, 2.
3. obelisk ·noun 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.