dart

Pronunciation: /dɑɹt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
  2. noun a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
  3. noun a sudden quick movement

Etymology

From Middle English dart, from Old French dart, dard (“dart”), from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish *darōþu (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Compare Old High German tart (“javelin, dart”), Old English daroþ, dearod (“javelin, spear, dart”), Swedish dart (“dart, dagger”), Icelandic darraður, darr, dör (“dart, spear”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
projectile
Narrower (hyponyms)
banderilla

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