Stiletto

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stiletto
       n : a small dagger with a tapered blade
       [also: {stilettoeing}]