About The Word Stiletto
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Stiletto
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What's The Definition Of Stiletto?
[n] a small dagger with a tapered blade
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stiletto: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stiletto: Stiletto In Webster's Dictionary \Sti*let"to\, n.; pl. {Stilettos}. [It., dim. of stilo
a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See {Style} for
writing, and cf. {Stylet}.]
1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed
blade.
2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in
embroidery.
3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.]
The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a
stiletto on his chin. --Ford.
\Sti*let"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilettoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilettoing}.] To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon. |
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