v. t. [ 1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end. ] 1. To daggle or bemire. [ Prov. Eng. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [ Obs. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dague, LL. daga, D. dagge (fr. French); all prob. fr. Celtic; Cf. Gael. dag a pistol, Armor. dag dagger, W. dager, dagr, Ir. daigear. Cf. Dagger. ] 1. A dagger; a poniard. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large pistol formerly used. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The unbranched antler of a young deer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. dögg. √71. See Dew. ] A misty shower; dew. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. dāg what is dangling. ] A loose end; a dangling shred. [ 1913 Webster ]

Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be misty; to drizzle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the lemonwood tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum); -- it is a tropical American tree which is source of a tough elastic wood.
Syn. -- lemonwood tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. the Mesopotanian god of agriculture and earth; it is a counterpart of Phoenician and Philistine Dagon. See references to Dagon in the Bible and in the opera . [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. in Irish legend, chief god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a relatively nontoxic South African herb (Leonotis leonurus) smoked like tobacco.
Syn. -- Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]