Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small dagger with a slender, tapering blade.
- n. Something shaped like such a dagger.
- n. A small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in needlework.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dagger having a blade slender and narrow, and thick in proportion to its width—that is, triangular, square, etc., in section, instead of flat.
- n. A small sharp-pointed implement used for making eyelet-holes and for similar purposes. Stilettos are of ivory, bone, metal, and other materials.
- n. A beard trimmed into a sharp-pointed form.
- To strike or wound with a stiletto; hence, in general, to stab.
Wiktionary
- adj. Sharp and narrow like a stiletto.
- n. A short sharp knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
- n. A rapier.
- n. An awl.
- n. A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (stiletto heel).
- v. To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
- n. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
- n. obsolete A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
- v. To stab or kill with a stiletto.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small dagger with a tapered blade
Etymologies
- Italian, diminutive of stilo, dagger, from Latin stilus, stylus, spike. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“She, the episode hints, has her own past secrets, plus a brand-new one that comes when she tests whether the phrase "stiletto heel" is meant literally.”
“Ohio outlandish dancer gets year of trial in stiletto heel conflict upon 52-year-old co-worker”
“October 14th, 2009 Exotic dancer gets trial in stiletto stabbingAKRON, Ohio A woman has been condemned to a year of trial for aggressive a fellow outlandish dancer in a face with a stiletto heel during an Ohio club.”
“I just wanted to more publicly thank the women in stiletto heels for letting me guest blog.”
“On the way we passed a woman in stiletto heels who was walking like she was trying not to put any weight on her feet.”
“Along with the t-shirt came an honest-to-god, ferreal, 1950s hoodlum, West Side Story, mutherfukkin Italian stiletto SWITCHBLADE!”
“8: 16 PM comments: the girl in stiletto said ... those angels are adorable: D”
“Whipping around a feather boa in stiletto heels and pasties is not a ritual commonly associated with fear of one’s audience.”
“‘A catsuited model in stiletto heels strode the deck of a British warship with Royal Navy helicopters roaring overhead.”
“On the Today Show in September, Matt Lauer did a piece on so-called stiletto stoners -- educated, professional women with killer careers and enviable social lives who favor marijuana as their intoxicant of choice and are increasingly comfortable admitting it.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘stiletto’.
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A taste for small things
Diminutives
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Finer Points
Objects like needles and spines whose tips are drawn to a fine point.
poynet, prickpunch, spine, needle, pin, baton, glochid, quill, beak, stylet, trocar, harelip-needle and 66 more...
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window dressing
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Greek Fire
being items related to mediaeval warfare, arms and armaments.
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Favorite Tangible Object Words
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luckylime's Words
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The Golem's Eye
Words and phrases from Jonathan Stroud's book, The Golem's Eye.
ordure, widdershins, cop, stipple, ostler, struts, minaret, chemise, remonstrate, concussion, wicket, vamoose and 249 more...
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Words and phrases from Scott Lynch's book, The Lies of Locke Lamora
constable, windfall, sternum, commensurate, disinter, grotty, thresher shark, savvy, miser, reticent, magnanimous, trowel and 301 more...
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thegirlnextfloor's list
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