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stiletto definition

sti·letto (sti letō)

noun pl. stilettos -·tos or stilettoes -·toes

  1. a small dagger, having a slender, tapering blade
  2. a small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in cloth, etc.
  3. Chiefly Brit. spike heel

Etymology: It, dim. of stilo, dagger < L stilus: see style

transitive verb stilettoed -·toed, stilettoing -·to·ing

to stab, or kill by stabbing, with a stiletto

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