dagger
11Dagger — 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… …
12dagger — /dag euhr/, n. 1. a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing. 2. Also called obelisk. Print. a mark (†) used esp. for references. 3. look daggers at, to look at angrily, threateningly, or with hate. v.t. 4. to… …
13dagger — n. 1) to draw a dagger 2) to plunge a dagger into (smb.) 3) (misc.) to look daggers at ( to look angrily at ) * * * [ dægə] to draw a dagger (misc.) to look daggers at ( to look angrily at ) to plunge a dagger into (smb.) …
14dagger — obelisk ob e*lisk ([o^]b [e^]*l[i^]sk), n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. obeli skos, dim. of obelo s a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. ob[ e]lisque.] 1. An upright, four sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called… …
15Dagger — Recorded in a number of spellings including Dagg, the diminutive Daggett, the occupational Dagger, Daggar, Daggers, the French Dagoneau and Dagonet and others, this surname is surely one of the most unusual and interesting on record. It is… …
16dagger — [14] Dagger has an uncertain history. There was a verb dag in Middle English, meaning ‘stab’, which suggests that dagger may simply be ‘something that stabs’, but similarity of form and sense indicates a connection too with Old French dague… …
17dagger — [14] Dagger has an uncertain history. There was a verb dag in Middle English, meaning ‘stab’, which suggests that dagger may simply be ‘something that stabs’, but similarity of form and sense indicates a connection too with Old French dague… …
18dagger — noun a) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double edged blade. I bruised my shin th’ other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence; ... b) A text character (†) that is used for footnotes, to signify …
19dagger — Дэггер (Обелиск, Крестик, «Крест») (Dagger) Один из знаков сноски, применяемый в Англии и Америке. В англо американской традиции в качестве знака сноски применяется также двойной дэггер. Обелиск, Дэггер, Крестик, «Крест» (Obelisk, Dagger)… …
20dagger — UK [ˈdæɡə(r)] / US [ˈdæɡər] noun [countable] Word forms dagger : singular dagger plural daggers a weapon like a very small sword • be (at) daggers drawn British if two people are at daggers drawn, they feel very angry towards each other She and… …
