Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dagger"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Obelisk \Ob"e*lisk\, n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. ?, dim. of ? 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 pyramidion. It
is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly
covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also {dagger}
[[dagger]]. See {Dagger}, n., 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dagger \Dag"ger\, v. t.
To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dagger \Dag"ger\, n. [Perh. from diagonal.]
A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dagger \Dag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F.
daguer. See {Dag} a dagger.]
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
[[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one
reference occurs on a page; -- called also {obelisk}.
{Dagger moth} (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the genus {Apatalea}.
The larv[ae] 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 [[dag]] which comes next
in order after the dagger.
{To look, or speak}, {daggers}, to look or speak fiercely or
reproachfully.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dagger
n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: {sticker}]
2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference
or footnote [syn: {obelisk}]
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