Dagger
['dægə] or ['dæɡɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing.
(noun.) a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote.
Typed by Hector--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To pierce with a dagger; to stab.
(n.) A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
Checker: Wendy
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Poniard, dirk, stiletto.
Edited by Edward
Definition
n. a short sword for stabbing at close quarters: (print.) a mark of reference (
) the double dagger (
) being another.—At daggers drawn in a state of hostility; Look daggers to look in a hostile manner.
Typist: Rowland
Unserious Contents or Definition
If seen in a dream, denotes threatening enemies. If you wrench the dagger from the hand of another, it denotes that you will be able to counteract the influence of your enemies and overcome misfortune.
Editor: Nettie
Examples
- Scornfully she snatches the dagger out of Aegisthus's hand and advances to the bed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- One Tallien threatened him with a dagger. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Tell me first, I said, how the Indian in the armoury met his death, and what those last words meant, when he pointed to the dagger in your hand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He had brought a long-sword and a dagger for me, and thus armed we set out upon the return journey to my palace. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Almost of its own volition, my dagger flew up above that putrid heart. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Did you find poison, or a dagger, that you look so mournful now? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- A blinding gust of smoke blotted out the tragedy within that fearsome cell--a shriek rang out, a single shriek, as the dagger fell. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The first black foot that is planted upon this platform sends my dagger into Issus' heart. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It was a stab that the blood followed, in its rush to Bradley Headstone's face, as swiftly as if it had been dealt with a dagger. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In his girdle he wore a long and double-edged dagger, which was the only offensive weapon about his person. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They were armed with crooked sabres, having the hilt and baldric inlaid with gold, and matched with Turkish daggers of yet more costly workmanship. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Five minutes hence we may be at daggers' points. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Thunderbolts and daggers! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Within Mr Riderhood's knowledge all daggers were as one. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Our guards--two gorgeous young Arab sheiks, with cargoes of swords, guns, pistols and daggers on board--were loafing ahead. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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