[ˈdaɡə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon
(e.g: he drew his dagger and stabbed the leader)

- a moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing


Phrases:
- be at daggers drawn
- look daggers at

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from obsolete dag ‘pierce, stab’, influenced by Old French dague ‘long dagger’