ŏbĕliscus — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

ŏbĕliscus, i, m., = ὀβελίσκος (a small spit; hence), An obelisk: trabes ex Syenite marmore fecere reges, obeliscos vocantes Solis numini sacratos, Plin. 36, 8, 14, § 64 sq.; cf. Amm. 17, 4, 17; Isid. Orig. 18, 31; Tac. A. 3, 60.— A rose-bud (postclass.), Aus. Idyll. 14, 27.— A mark in books placed against suspected passages, an obelisk (†), Aug. Ep. 10, 2 (cf. obelus).

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Headword:

ŏbĕliscus

Headword (normalized):

ŏbĕliscus

Headword (normalized/stripped):

obeliscus

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IDX:

31637

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n31611

Key:

obeliscus

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