obeliscus
From LSJ
γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυμάτων παραίτιος → ill-timed laughter causes tears (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏbĕliscus: i, m., = ὀβελίσκος (a small spit; hence),
I An obelisk: trabes ex Syenite marmore fecere reges, obeliscos vocantes Solis numini sacratos, Plin. 36, 8, 14, § 64 sq.; cf. Amm. 17, 4, 17; Isid. Orig. 18, 31; Tac. A. 3, 60.—
II A rose-bud (postclass.), Aus. Idyll. 14, 27.—
III A mark in books placed against suspected passages, an obelisk (†), Aug. Ep. 10, 2 (cf. obelus).
