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stiletto

noun
/stɪˈlɛtoʊ/US/stɪˈlɛtəʊ/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stiletto. By surface analysis, Latin stilus + Italian -etto. Doublet of stylet.

  1. borrowed from stiletto

Definitions

  1. A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.

  2. A rapier.

  3. An awl.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).

    2. A beard trimmed into a pointed form.

      • The very quaik of faſhions, the very hee that / VVeares a Steletto on his chinne.

    3. To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).

      • The recollection of former atrocities by the populace in plundering the city and stilettoing the inhabitants, is sufficiently fresh in the remembrance of the government to serve as an additional stimulus to prevent similar disorders.

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