Resistant to or protected against piercing by daggers or similar pointed weapons.
Compound of dagger and proof (Old French preuve, meaning tested or proven). Used in historical armor descriptions and medieval military technology.
Medieval armorers conducted actual tests—stabbing finished armor with real daggers to prove it worked—making 'dagger-proof' one of history's first safety certification systems!
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