double dagger
noun Printing.
a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
Also called
diesis.
Origin of double dagger
First recorded in 1700–10
Words nearby double dagger
double counterpoint,
double cream,
double cross,
double crown,
double cup,
double dagger,
double date,
double day,
double decomposition,
double demy,
double density
British Dictionary definitions for double dagger
double dagger
noun
a character (‡) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote
Also called: diesis, double obelisk