STILETTO

stiletto. Stiletto, n. a small kind of dagger

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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. 1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
2. 2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
3. 3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. Ford.