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/spˈænɪʃ dˈægər/ Listen

Spanish dagger

noun

Yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves. Synonym: Yucca gloriosa.

Arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers. Synonym: Yucca carnerosana.

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"Spanish dagger" Quotes from Famous Books

... the settlement of Jamestown, in 1607, the characteristics of a man of fashion were, to wear velvet breeches, with panes or slashes of silk, an enormous starched ruff, a gilt-handled sword, and a Spanish dagger: to play at cards or dice in the room of the groom-porter, and to smoke tobacco in the tilt-yard, or at ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 • Various

... efforts to subdue her anger; she fanned herself, smelled at her vinaigrette and walked up and down. Gondy, who began to feel uneasy, examined the tapestry with his eyes, touched the coat of mail which he wore under his long gown and felt from time to time to see if the handle of a good Spanish dagger, which was hidden under his cloak, was well ...

— Twenty Years After • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

Words linked to "Spanish dagger" : Yucca gloriosa, yucca, Yucca carnerosana