Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a small dagger with a tapered blade;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in
embroidery.
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3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.]
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The very quack of fashions, the very he that
Wears a stiletto on his chin. --Ford.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stiletto \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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stiletto
n 1: a small dagger with a tapered blade