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sti⋅let⋅to

  [sti-let-oh] noun, plural -tos, -toes, verb, -toed, -to⋅ing.
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–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

Related forms:
sti⋅let⋅to⋅like, adjective
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sti·let·to   (stĭ-lět'ō)   
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.
  2. A small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in needlework.

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

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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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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