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stiletto

[sti-let-oh] Origin

sti·let·to

[sti-let-oh] 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.

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Stiletto is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to spend time idly; loaf.

Origin:
1605–15; < Italian, equivalent to stil(o) dagger (< Latin stilus stylus) + -etto -ette

sti·let·to·like, adjective
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stiletto (stɪˈlɛtəʊ)
 
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 stylus]

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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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