Meaning

noun a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

noun a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

noun a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English darts From dart + -s (pluralia tantum).

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