Dagger

Dagger
Dagger Dag"ger (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F. daguer. See {Dag} a dagger.] 1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. {Poniard}, {Stiletto}, {Bowie knife}, {Dirk}, {Misericorde}, {Anlace}. [1913 Webster]

2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also {obelisk}. [1913 Webster]

{Dagger moth} (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the genus {Apatalea}. The larv[ae] are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc.

{Dagger of lath}, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. --Shak.

{Double dagger}, a mark of reference [[dag]] which comes next in order after the dagger.

{To look daggers}, or {To speak daggers}, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully. [1913 Webster]


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  • dagger — (n.) late 14c., apparently from O.Fr. dague dagger, from O.Prov. dague or It. daga, of uncertain origin; perhaps Celtic, perhaps from V.L. *daca Dacian knife, from the Roman province in modern Romania. The ending is possibly the faintly… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dagger — Dag ger, v. t. To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dagger GT — Общие данные …   Википедия

  • dagger — ► NOUN 1) a short pointed knife, used as a weapon. 2) Printing an obelus. ● at daggers drawn Cf. ↑at daggers drawn ● look daggers at Cf. ↑look daggers at …   English terms dictionary

  • Dagger — Dag ger, n. [Perh. from diagonal.] A timber placed diagonally in a ship s frame. Knight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dagger — (Daggerboot), so v.w. Doggerboot …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • dagger — [n] knife anlace, bayonet, blade, bodkin, cutlass, dirk, poniard, sidearm, skean, stiletto, stylet, switchblade, sword; concepts 495,499 …   New thesaurus

  • Dagger — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Dagger (disambiguation). A dagger is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.[1][2] The design dates to human prehistory, and… …   Wikipedia

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