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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Stiletto

Stī-lēt'to, n.

noun

n.; pl. STĪ-LĒT'TŌS. [It., diminutive of stilo, a dagger, from Lat. stilus, stylus, a pointed instrument; Fr. stylet. See STYLE.]

  1. A small dagger with a round, pointed blade.
  2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in working muslin.
  3. A beard trimmed into a sharp-pointed form. [Obs.]

The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. Ford.

A slender pointed dagger with a small crossguard and textured handle.
Stiletto.

Stī-lĕt’to, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. STILETTOED; p. pr. & vb. n. STILETTOING.] To stab or pierce with a stiletto. Bacon.