Obelisk vs. Odalisque

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

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

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.

A mark of reference; - called also dagger [

To mark or designate with an obelisk.

a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

An obelisk (; from Ancient Greek: ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, ) is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally they were called tekhenu by their builders, the Ancient Egyptians.

Example: ‘spit, nail, pointed pillar’;

(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.

A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.

Example: ‘Not of those that men desire, sleekOdalisques, or oracles of mode.’;

a woman who cohabits with an important man

An odalisque (Turkish: odalık / اوطه‌لق) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan.