OBELISKS

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OBELISK — Tapered four-sided pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrance to ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved from …
Английский словарь Британика
HELIOPOLIS — biblical On Ancient holy city, Egypt. The city, which is now mainly ruins lying northeast of Cairo , was the …
Английский словарь Британика
OBELISK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlisk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French obelisque, from Latin obeliscus, from Greek obeliskos small spit, obelisk, diminutive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOAL — I. ˈgōl, chiefly in dial or substand speech ˈgül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gol boundary, limit; perhaps …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAT MONEY — noun 1. : primage 1a 2. : money in the form of truncated tin obelisks used in Pahang, Malay Peninsula …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBELISK — (n.) An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily …
Английский словарь Webster
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE — () Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now …
Английский словарь Webster
OBELISK — ( n. ) An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE — one of two large stone obelisks which were originally erected in Egypt by Thutmose III (c.1475 BC) and were given …
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OBELISK — vt to mark or designate with an obelisk. 2. obelisk ·noun a mark of reference; called also dagger . …
Webster English vocab
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE — add. ·- either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from heliopolis to alexandria, one of which is …
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OBELISK — tapered monolithic pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved from …
Britannica English vocabulary
GABLE — triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, extending from the eaves to the peak. The gables …
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VENETIAN GLASS — variety of glasswares made in Venice from the 13th century, at the latest, to the present. Although a glassblowers' guild …
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THUTMOSE I — flourished 2nd millennium BC 18th-dynasty king of Egypt (reigned 1493c. 1482 BC) who expanded Egypt's empire in Nubia (the modern …
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KARNAK — also called Al-Karnak village in Qina muhafazah (governorate), Upper Egypt, which has given its name to the northern half of …
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HELIOPOLIS — (Greek), Egyptian Iunu, or Onu ("Pillar City"), biblical On one of the most ancient Egyptian cities, and the seat of …
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HATSHEPSUT — also called Hatshopsitu, queen of Egypt (reigned in her own right c. 147258 BC) who attained unprecedented power for a …
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CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE — either of two monumental Egyptian obelisks. See obelisk.
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AKSUM — also spelled Axum, ancient town in northern Ethiopia. It lies at an elevation of about 7,000 feet (2,100 m), just …
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ABU SIR — also spelled Abusir, ancient site between Al-Jizah (Giza) and Saqqarah, northern Egypt, where several 5th-dynasty (c. 2465-c. 2325 BC) kings …
Britannica English vocabulary
OBELISK — ( obelisks) An obelisk is a tall stone pillar that has been built in honour of a person or an …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OBELISK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Above the col jutted the imposing obelisk of Ama Dablam. ▪ Hot water poured out …
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MARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony marks sth ▪ a ceremony marking the beginning of adulthood a distinct/marked/conspicuous …
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LEADEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES leaden/lowering literary (= with a lot of grey cloud ) ▪ The leaden skies cleared …
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HULKING — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Two hulking guards stood at attention. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All at once the …
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GLOWER — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All these obelisks are dark and sinister, their hulking forms glowering over a carpet of …
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FLANK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE eastern ▪ The most productive coalfields in Great Britain in the 1980s were …
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BASALT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A basalt flow can advance over a kilometre of flat ground in a matter of …
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OBELISK — n. Tapered four-sided pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrance to ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved …
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