Stiletto \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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