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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stiletto

/stəl-ĕt'-ō/ · Sti·let·to · IPA /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/
01 n. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
pl. Stilettos ((#))
  1. 1.
    A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
  2. 2.
    A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
  3. 3.
    A beard trimmed into a pointed form.[Obs.]
    “The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin.” Ford.
02 v. t. To stab or kill with a stiletto.
imp. & p. p. Stilettoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stilettoing
  1. 1.
    To stab or kill with a stiletto.