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.
2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet
holes in embroidery.
3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
[Obs.]
The very quack of fashions, the very he that
Wears a stiletto on his chin.
Ford.
Sti*let"to, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Stilettoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stilettoing (?).] To stab or kill with a stiletto.
Bacon.
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.
2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet
holes in embroidery.
3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
[Obs.]
The very quack of fashions, the very he that
Wears a stiletto on his chin.
Ford.
Sti*let"to, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Stilettoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stilettoing (?).] To stab or kill with a stiletto.
Bacon.
