GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Stiletto , n.; pl. Stilettos . [It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See Style for writing, and cf. Stylet.]
   A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
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   A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
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   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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilettoed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stilettoing .] To stab or kill with a stiletto.
   Bacon.
   
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