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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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