stiletto

stiletto
stilettolike, adj.
/sti let"oh/, n., pl. stilettos, stilettoes, v., stilettoed, stilettoing.
n.
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.
v.t.
3. to stab or kill with a stiletto.
[1605-15; < It, equiv. to stil(o) dagger ( < L stilus STYLUS) + -etto -ETTE]

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