The earliest temples in Greece were formed of obeliscal columns; and in some parts of Africa the custom obtains to this day. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828] Reference
They are round-headed or hemispherical, like the Oak and the Plane; pyramidal, like the Pine and the Fir; obeliscal, like the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860] Reference
The ancient Etruscans, as well as the ancient Egyptians, revered the obeliscal stone, (the reason why to the obeliscal stone is given by Payne Knight, in his extraordinary work;) nor was it, according to Plutarch, till 170 years after the founding of the city that the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828] Reference
By these rude shafts obeliscal. From Wordnik.com. [Life Is a Dream] Reference
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