stiletto

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Synonyms: stilette, stilletto, stretto, stilet, stilettos, filetto

Antonyms: stilette, stilletto, stretto, stilet, stilettos, filetto

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Noun

1. A small, slender [[knife]] or [[dagger]]-like [[weapon]] [[intend]]ed for [[stab]]bing.
2. A [[rapier]].
3. An [[awl]].
4. A woman's [[shoe]] with a tall, slender [[heel]] (called a [[stiletto heel]]).
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|historical}} A [[beard]] trimmed into a pointed form. {{defdate|16th–17th c.}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[attack]] or [[kill]] with a [[#Noun|stiletto]] {{gloss|dagger}}.

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