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dagger

n. பட்டாக்கத்தி, குத்துவாள். உடைவாள், நீள் சிலுவையுருவ அச்சுத்துறை அடையாளக் குறி.


Dag"ger, n. Etym: [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.) Defn: 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. Dag"ger, v. t. Defn: To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.] Dag"ger, n. Etym: [Perh. from diagonal.] Defn: A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. Knight.


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