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   Dagger (-gẽr), 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.
   
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   2. (Print.) 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.
   
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   Dagger moth (Zool.), 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 daggers, or To speak daggers, to look or speak fiercely or reproachfully.
   
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   Dagger, v. t. To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.]
   
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   Dagger, n. [Perh. from diagonal.] A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.  Knight.
   
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   obelisk (ŏbˈĕ‑lĭsk), n. [L. obeliscus, Gr. ὀβελίσκος, dim. of ὀβελός a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. obélisque.]
   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.
   
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   2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [†].  See Dagger, n., 2.
   
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