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a knife that decided it had something personal to say
means A short pointed weapon with a sharp blade, designed for stabbing at close range.
from From Middle English 'daggere,' likely related to the verb 'dag,' meaning to pierce or stab. It has cousins across Europe — Old French 'dague,' Italian 'daga,' Spanish 'daga' — all circling the same short, sharp idea, though which language first sharpened the point is unclear. The printed dagger symbol (†) borrowed the name later, used in books to mark a death or a footnote — fittingly, a small stab in the margin.
- double edge
- sharpened both sides for stabbing, not slicing
- sleeve friendly
- short enough to vanish, deadly up close
- assassin's pick
- history's favorite tool for intimate betrayals
- typography twist
- the dagger symbol marks footnotes and the dead
- misericorde
- a medieval dagger named for mercy killings
khanjar — curved dagger traditional to oman and yemen, worn as part of national dress
kukri — curved nepali knife used by gurkha soldiers since the 18th century
dirk — long dagger used by scottish highlanders and naval officers, particularly 16th-18th centuries
stiletto dagger — narrow italian blade designed for piercing armor, popular in renaissance period