Obelisk vs. Odalisque — What's the Difference?

An obelisk (; from Ancient Greek: ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") 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.

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.

A tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.

A woman slave in a harem.

The dagger sign (†), used especially as a reference mark. Also called dagger, obelus.

An artistic representation, often highly eroticized, of such a slave.

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

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

(typography) obelus

A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant.

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

A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.

A woman who cohabits with an important man

To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.

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.

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