dag

Noun
US[dag]/dæɡ/1 syllable
Synonyms: dekagramdecagramdkgjag

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. 10 gramsSynonyms: dekagramdecagramdkgType of metric weight unit, weight unitPart of hectogram, hgParts gram, gramme
  2. a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothingSynonyms: jagType of flapPart of garment

Related words jag verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dag (dăg), noun

Origin: 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. obsolete Dr. Samuel Johnson

2. A large pistol formerly used. obsolete

The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some.— or Fox, John Foxe
A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts.— Francis Grose

3. Zoology The unbranched antler of a young deer.

Dag noun

Origin: Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. dögg. √71. See Dew.

A misty shower; dew. obsolete

Dag noun

Origin: OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. dāg what is dangling.

A loose end; a dangling shred.

Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail.— Hensleigh Wedgwood
Dag transitive verb

Origin: 1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end.

1. To daggle or bemire. dialect (England) Dr. Samuel Johnson

2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. obsolete Thomas Wright

Dag intransitive verb

To be misty; to drizzle. dialect (England)

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

DAG

1.<architecture> Data Address Generator.

2.<mathematics> directed acyclic graph.

(1997-08-30)

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