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Stiletto

Stiletto Meaning & Definition
Stiletto Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stiletto?

[n] a small dagger with a tapered blade

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See Also | dagger | sticker

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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