- dagger
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. dirk, stiletto, poniard, knife, bodkin. See arms.II(Roget's IV) n.Syn. stiletto, dirk, blade; see knife .• look daggers at,III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.knife, dirk, bodkin, stiletto, poniard, Bowie knife, switchblade, bayonet.WORD FIND• Arabian, double-edged, curved blade: jambiya• handle: hilt, haft, grip, dudgeon• Irish/Scottish, double-edged: skean• knob at butt end: pommel• Medieval: anlace, bodkin, misericord, rondel, swordbreaker• slide projections at the hilt: quillons
English dictionary for students. 2013.