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dag

1

[ dag ]

noun

  1. one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
  2. Scot. daglock.


verb (used with object)

, dagged, dag·ging.
  1. to edge (a garment, cloth, etc.) with decorative scallops or the like.

dag

2

[ dag ]

noun

, Australian and New Zealand Informal.
  1. an amusing, unusual person.

dag

3

abbreviation for

  1. dekagram; dekagrams.

Dag

4

[ dahg, dag ]

noun

  1. a male given name.

dag

1

/ dæɡ /

noun

  1. short for daglock
  2. rattle one's dags informal.
    to hurry up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to cut the daglock away from (a sheep)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dag

2

/ dæɡ /

noun

  1. a character; eccentric
  2. a person who is untidily dressed
  3. a person with a good sense of humour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdagger, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dag1

1350–1400; Middle English dagge < ?; compare Old French dague dagger

Origin of dag2

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dag1

C18: of obscure origin

Origin of dag2

back formation from daggy
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Example Sentences

He is the winner of the Kate Webb award and a graduate of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowship program.

He is the winner of the Kate Webb Award and a graduate of the U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowship program.

He is the winner of the Kate Webb award and a graduate of the U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowship program.

Dag-um nga hingbug-atan sa gipúyus nga ulan, Clouds weighted down with the rain they were carrying.

Dag, the son of Hogni, sacrificed to Odin, for vengeance for his father.

Dag met with his relation Helgi in a place called Fioturlund, and pierced him through with his spear.

Helgi fell there, but Dag rode to the mountains and told Sigrun what had taken place.

For Dag and Dagah are words interpreted to mean fish, whence he was called Dagon.

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