dagger
noun /ˈdæɡə(r)/
/ˈdæɡər/
Idioms - a short pointed knife that is used as a weapon
enlarge image- Each man was armed with both sword and dagger.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- curved
- sharp
- ceremonial
- …
- draw
- pull out
- unsheathe
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag ‘pierce, stab’, influenced by Old French dague ‘long dagger’.
Idioms
at daggers drawn
- (British English) if two people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry with each other
glare/look daggers at somebody
- to look at somebody in a very angry way