double dagger

American  

noun

Printing.

1. a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.

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double dagger British  

noun

1. Also called: diesis.   double obelisk.  a character (‡) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote

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Etymology

Origin of double dagger

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

"So, that's like a double dagger," she said.

From Fox News • Mar. 20, 2022

Footnote symbols in the text include the asterisk, the dagger, the double dagger, and the section, for which I have substituted, respectively, the *, the +, the #, and the $.

From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir

His equipment consists of a broad-bladed hunting-knife and a double dagger, each of whose triangular blades fits into a central handle.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.