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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sti·let·to       [sti-let-oh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -tos, -toes, verb, -toed, -to·ing.
–noun
1.a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
2.a pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in needlework.
–verb (used with object)
3.to stab or kill with a stiletto.

[Origin: 1605–15; < It, equiv. to stil(o) dagger (< L stilus stylus) + -etto -ette]

sti·let·to·like, adjective
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sti·let·to       (stĭ-lět'ō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. sti·let·tos or sti·let·toes
    1. A small dagger with a slender, tapering blade.
    2. Something shaped like such a dagger.
  1. A small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in needlework.


[Italian, diminutive of stilo, dagger, from Latin stilus, stylus, spike.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
stiletto 
1611, "short dagger with a thick blade," from It. stiletto, dim. of stilo "dagger," from L. stilus "pointed writing instrument" (see style). Stiletto heel first attested 1953.

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stiletto

noun
a small dagger with a tapered blade 

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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.

2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.

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.

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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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