Noun

(en noun)

A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01

, author= , title=The Washington Monument , volume=100, issue=1, page=16 , magazine= citation , passage=The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk', and sometimes even as a “true '''obelisk''',” even though it is not. A true ' obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.}}

(printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.