Statue vs Obelisk - What's the difference?
statue | obelisk |
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
* Shakespeare
(dated) A portrait.
To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
* Feltham
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
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(printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.
As a verb statue
is .As a noun obelisk is
obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point).statue
English
Noun
(en noun)- I will raise her statue in pure gold.
- (Massinger)
Hypernyms
* image, sculpture, simulacrumHyponyms
* bust, figurineDerived terms
* statued * statuelike * statuesqueVerb
(statu)- The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.
Anagrams
* ----obelisk
English
(wikipedia obelisk)Alternative forms
* obeliscNoun
(en noun)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.}}