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stiletto


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stiletto  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stiletto  \Sti*let"to\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Stilettoed};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Stilettoing}.] 
  To  stab  or  kill  with  a  stiletto.  --Bacon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stiletto 
  n  :  a  small  dagger  with  a  tapered  blade 




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