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What is the difference between poniard and dagger?

poniard | dagger |

As nouns the difference between poniard and dagger

is that poniard is a dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade while dagger is a stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

As verbs the difference between poniard and dagger

is that poniard is to stab with a poniard while dagger is to pierce with a dagger; to stab.

poniard

English

Alternative forms

* poignard * poynard * punierd

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
    • She speaks poniards , and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.
  • * c. 1601 , (William Shakespeare), , V.1:
    • The sir King ha's wag'd with him six Barbary horses, / against the which he impon'd as I take it, sixe French / Rapiers and Poniards , with their assignes, as Girdle, / Hangers or so.
  • *, II.29:
    • A Poynard is more sure to wound a man, which forsomuch as it requireth more motion and vigor of the arme, than a pistol, it's stroke is more subject to be hindred or avoyded.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stab with a poniard.

    • Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ((l))

    References

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    dagger

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably from (etyl) dague (1229), related to (etyl), (etyl), (etyl) daga , (etyl) Degen, (etyl) . In English attested from the 1380s. The ultimate origin of the word is unclear. Grimm Grimm suspects Celtic origin. Others have suggested derivation from an unattested Vulgar Latin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia. Chastelain (Dictionaire etymologique'', 1750) thought that French ''dague'' was a derivation from German ''dagge'', ''dagen , although not attested until a much later date). The knightly dagger evolves from the 12th century. Guillaume le Breton (died 1226) uses daca'' in his ''Philippide''. Other Middle Latin forms include ''daga, dagga, dagha, dagger, daggerius, daggerium, dagarium, dagarius, diga''http://ducange.enc.sorbonne.fr/DAGGER; the forms with ''-r- are late 14th century adoptions of the English word). OED points out that there is also an English verb from which this could be a derivation, but the verb is attested only from about 1400. Relation to Old Armenian .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (weapon) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
  • * , Act I, Scene I, line 282.
    • I bruised my shin th’ other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence; ...
  • * 1786 , , A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 34.
    • The dagger , under the title cultellum and misericorde, has been the constant companion of the sword, at least from the days of Edward I. and is mentioned in the statute of Winchester.
  • The text character ; the obelus.
    • Synonyms
    * (stabbing weapon): dirk, knife * (text character): obelisk, obelus * (anything that causes pain like a dagger) barb
    Derived terms
    * at daggers drawn * cloak-and-dagger * double dagger * look daggers * speak daggers * stare daggers
    See also
    * poniard * rondel * stiletto

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

    • Etymology 2

    Perhaps from (diagonal).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
    • (Knight)

    Anagrams

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    References