transcription, транскрипция: [ stī-ˈlet, ˈstī-lət ]
noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French stilet stiletto, from Old Italian stiletto — more at stiletto
Date: 1697
1.
a. : a slender surgical probe
b. : a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency
c. : a pointed instrument (as for graving)
2. : a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal
3. : stiletto