dagger
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ər noun
1.
a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
2.
Also called obelisk. Printing. a mark (†) used especially for references.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 3.
to stab with or as if with a dagger.
4.
Printing. to mark with a dagger.
5.
look daggers at, to look at angrily, threateningly, or with hate.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English, probably alteration of Old French dague, of obscure origin; cf. dag1
1350–1400; Middle English, probably alteration of Old French dague, of obscure origin; cf. dag1
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dag1 (dæɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | short for daglock |
| 2. | informal (NZ) rattle one's dags to hurry up |
| —vb , dags, dagging, dagged | |
| 3. | to cut the daglock away from (a sheep) |
| [C18: of obscure origin] | |
| 'dagger1 | |
| —n | |
| dagger (ˈdæɡə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short stabbing weapon with a pointed blade |
| 2. | Also called: obelisk a character (†) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote |
| 3. | at daggers drawn in a state of open hostility |
| 4. | look daggers to glare with hostility; scowl |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to mark with a dagger |
| 6. | archaic to stab with a dagger |
| [C14: of uncertain origin] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dagger
late 14c., apparently from O.Fr. dague "dagger," from O.Prov. dague, of uncertain origin, perhaps from V.L. *daca "Dacian knife," from the Roman province in modern Romania. The ending is possibly the faintly pejorative -ard suffix. Attested earlier (1279) as a surname (Dagard, presumably "one who carried
a dagger").
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
dagger
short stabbing knife, ostensibly the diminutive of the sword, though in ancient and medieval times the distinction between a long dagger and a short sword was often obscure. From approximately 1300 the European dagger was consistently differentiated from the sword; in the 16th century a school of fencing developed in which a specially designed dagger with a large guard was held in the left hand and used for parrying.
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Example sentences
Your plastic knife in the plane will cut through a lot of things and when broken might be as sharp as a dagger.
The second stage was reached when the flint-lock rifle came on the scene and took the place of knife and dagger.
Academics are famous for sliding the dagger in your back and then going to lunch with you.
The dagger wounded the king through the body of this officer.
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