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dagger

Syllabification: (dag·ger)
Pronunciation: /ˈdagər/
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Definition of dagger

noun

  • 1a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon.
  • Printinganother term for obelus.
  • 2a moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.
    • Genus Acronicta, family Noctuidae: several species

Phrases

at daggers drawn

in bitter enmity.

look daggers at

glare angrily or venomously at.

Origin:

late Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag 'pierce, stab', influenced by Old French dague 'long dagger'

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