Definizione monolingua

dagger

dagger (plural daggers)

1. (weapon) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act I, Scene I, line 282.

     I bruised my shin th’ other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence; ...

   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34.

     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.

2. The text character (†).

Definizione dizionario dagger

	daga
	a stabbing weapon
	a text character

	pugnale
	a stabbing weapon

	stiletto
	a stabbing weapon

	croce
	a text character

	arma bianca
	anything that causes pain like a dagger

	coltello
	anything that causes pain like a dagger

	coniugazione hermitiana
	a text character

	misericordia
	a stabbing weapon

Altri significati:

A text character (†) that is used for footnotes, to signify death, and to express the mathematical application of Hermitian conjugacy.

(weapon) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

The † character.