Dagger
Dagger (-gẽr) , noun
[Compare Old English daggen to pierce, French daguer. See Dag a dagger.]
1.
A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: compare Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
2.
(Printing) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [†]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk.
Collocations (4)
Dagger moth (Zoology) , any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larva are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc.
Dagger of lath , the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. — Shakespeare
Double dagger , a mark of reference [‡] which comes next in order after the dagger.
To look daggers or To speak daggers , to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.
Dagger , transitive verb
To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obsolete]
Dagger , noun
[Perh. from diagonal.]
A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. — Knight