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noun • a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top • a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used | ||||||||
| 36% | 12 | Tapering and pillar-like | ||||||
adjective satellite • shaped like a cylindrical pillar | ||||||||
| 35% | 6 | Old English word for tall slender stems or blades of grass that came to mean long tapering objects, such as the tops of church steeples | ||||||
noun • a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | ||||||||
Tall Tapering Pillar Crossword Clue
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OBELISK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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OBELISK
Updated: October 13, 2023
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