Found 2 items, similar to Stiletto.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: stiletto
stiletto
n : a small dagger with a tapered blade
[also:
stilettoeing]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Stiletto
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
\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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