a dagger

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{n} poniard
panade
popper
spud
bodkin
dagger
A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade

The dagger, under the title cultellum and misericorde, has been the constant companion of the sword, at least from the days of Edward I. and is mentioned in the statute of Winchester.

dagger
A text character (†) that is used for footnotes, to signify death, and to express the mathematical application of Hermitian conjugacy
dagger
{n} a kind of sort sword
dagger
A knife with a long blade (10'-15") primarily for parrying , used in concert with the rapier of the 16th-17th centuries
dagger
Second of the reference marks, following the asterisk Also known as the obelisk
dagger
A short stabbing weapon with pointed and edged blade Also, the name of a US canoe and kayak manufacturer
dagger
Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace
dagger
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
dagger
A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [†]
dagger
If you say that two people are at daggers drawn, you mean they are having an argument and are still very angry with each other. She and her mother were at daggers drawn
dagger
{i} small knife; cross shaped sign (used in printing)
dagger
a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
dagger
A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges
dagger
A text character (†) that is used for footnotes, to signify death, and to express the mathematical application of Hermitian conjugacy
dagger
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
dagger
† is a dagger ‡ is a double dagger Daggers are commonly used as footnote reference marks
dagger
This is the general term: cf
dagger
A sophisticated disguise first used in the Soviet Union in the 1970s
dagger
To pierce with a dagger; to stab
dagger
A magical implement, used in ritual, attributed to the element of Air
dagger
A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame
dagger
A short weapon used for stabbing
dagger
a/ A short strong knife with both a cut and thrust blade b/ A defensive weapon used in the left hand with the rapier in the right Also know as the main-gauche
dagger
a character used for the second order of reference in footnotes, etc (the * being the first order) Luckombe (1771) was adamant that this sign was to be called an obelisk, or long cross, and not a dagger It was originally used in setting religious services, etc, especially when the normal cross was not available in the type fount Also Croix or Kreuz Displayed as ¦ in the layouts, but is † for DOS users Similarly, the third order reference sign is the double dagger ‡, which is displayed in the layouts as ¦¦
dagger
(see Athame)
dagger
It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; called also obelisk
dagger
{i} dirk
a dagger
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