stiletto
Use Stiletto in a sentence
oʊ 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.
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| —n , pl -tos | |
| 1. | a small dagger with a slender tapered blade |
| 2. | a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc |
| 3. | spike heel, Also called: stiletto heel a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip |
| —vb , -tos, -toes, -toing, -toed | |
| 4. | (tr) to stab with a stiletto |
| [C17: from Italian, from stilo a dagger, from Latin stilus a stake, pen; see | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
The stiletto retakes ground from an opposition group whose platform was the platform.
Instead they plunged a kind of stiletto into each throat, severing the jugular vein.
Then she plunges her stiletto mouth-parts into the skin.
Then she plunges her stiletto mouthparts into the skin.
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