Definitions for: Stiletto

[n] a small dagger with a tapered blade

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: dagger, sticker

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