Thesaurus: dagger

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1. n. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
2. 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.
3. v. t. To pierce with a dagger; to stab.
4. n. A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
5. n. a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
6. n. a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used
7. 1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace. 2. (Print.) 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. Dagger moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larvæ are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc. -- Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the old Moralities. Shak. -- Double dagger, a mark of reference [||] which comes next in order after the dagger. -- To look, or speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully. To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.] A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. Knight.
8. A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [|]. It is thesecond in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; --called also obelisk. Dagger moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the genusApatalea. The larvæ are often destructive to the foliage of fruittrees, etc.-- Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the oldMoralities. Shak.-- Double dagger, a mark of reference [||] which comes next in orderafter the dagger.-- To look, or speak, daggers, to look or speak fiercely orreproachfully.
9. n:100 n. a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing n. a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote