obeliscolychny

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obeliscolychny

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From Middle French obeliscolychnie (in Rabelais), from Ancient Greek ὀβελισκολύχνιον (obeliskolúkhnion, “spit used as a lamp-holder”), from ὀβελίσκος (obelískos, “obelisk”) + λυχνίον (lukhníon, “lamp-stand”).

noun obeliscolychnies

rare A lighthouse. “I see a great number of People on the Harbour; I see a Light on an Obeliscolychny.”

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@misc{obeliscolychny_2026,
  title = {obeliscolychny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obeliscolychny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}