DAG
Dag, v. i.
Defn: To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
DAGGER 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.
DAGGER
Dag"ger, v. t.
Defn: To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.]
DAGGER
Dag"ger, n. Etym: [Perh. from diagonal.]
Defn: A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. Knight.