I. ˈdagə(r), ˈdaag-, ˈdaig- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Middle French dague, from Old Provençal or Old Italian daga
1.
a. : a short knife used for stabbing — see anlace , dirk , misericord , poniard , stiletto ; compare bowie knife
b. : something resembling or suggesting a dagger especially in shape: as
(1) : the character † used typically to mark the name of a person who is dead and as the second in series of the reference marks — called also obelisk
(2) : the projecting part of a loom rod acting as a stopping device — compare frog 3i
2. daggers plural : hostility
there's daggers in men's smiles — Shakespeare
3. : dogshore
4. : dagger plank
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- at daggers drawn
- look daggers
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to pierce with a dagger : stab
2. : to mark with the dagger used in printing