stiletto
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stiletto
- /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ US
- [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ] US
- /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛtəʊ
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Italian stiletto. By surface analysis, stilus + Italian -etto. Doublet of stilet and stylet.
noun stilettos · stilettoes · stiletti
- A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing. There the cause of death was soon ascertained; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which, I may tell you, was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.
- A rapier.
- An awl.
- A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).
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A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
The very quaik of faſhions, the very hee that / VVeares a Steletto on his chinne.
Similar: bodkin beard, pique-devant
verb stilettos · stilettoing · stilettoed
- To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger). The recollection of former atrocities by the populace in plundering the city and stilettoing the inhabitants, is sufficiently fresh in the remembrance of the government to serve as an additional stimulus to prevent similar disorders.
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noun stabbing weapon
| Español | estilete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단검 dan'geom, 스틸레토 seutilleto |
| 日本語 | 短剣 tanken, 小剣 shōken, スティレット sutiretto |
| 中文 | 短劍 /短剑 duǎnjiàn |
| Português | estilete |
| Français | stylet |
| Deutsch | Stilett, Dolchmesser |
| Italiano | stiletto |
| Română | stilet |
| Русский | стиле́т stilét, ко́ртик kórtik, кинжа́л kinžál |
| العربية | خُنَيْجِر ḵunayjir |
noun woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel
| Español | zapato de tacón de aguja |
|---|---|
| Français | talon aiguille |
| Deutsch | Stöckelschuh, Stiletto |
| Italiano | tacco |
| Русский | шпи́лька špílʹka |
Talk about this word "stiletto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stiletto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stiletto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stiletto "stiletto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stiletto.Cite this
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title = {stiletto},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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