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stiletto
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. [1913 Webster] 3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. --Ford. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilettoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stilettoing.] To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
