stiletto

3 definitions found

stiletto - 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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  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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stiletto - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  stiletto
      n 1: a small dagger with a tapered blade