stiletto
Meanings
noun
- A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
- A rapier.
- An awl.
- A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).
- A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
verb
- To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian stiletto. By surface analysis, Latin stilus + Italian -etto. Doublet of stylet.
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