miodóg — meaning in English

English meaning

• dagger noun A short weapon with a pointed, double-edged blade, used for stabbing.
• obelisk noun A tall, four-sided stone pillar that narrows to a pointed top, often built as a monument.

Senses

miodóg is used for these senses in English:

• dagger (weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
• obelisk A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.

dagger — full definition

1. noun A short weapon with a pointed, double-edged blade, used for stabbing.
2. noun The symbol †, used in writing to mark footnotes or, historically, a person's death.

obelisk — full definition

1. noun A tall, four-sided stone pillar that narrows to a pointed top, often built as a monument.
2. noun A dagger-like symbol (†) used in printing to mark a footnote or to show that a person has died.

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