STILETTO


Meaning of STILETTO in English

— stilettolike , adj.

/sti let"oh/ , n. , pl. stilettos, stilettoes , v. , stilettoed, stilettoing .

n.

1. a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.

2. a pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in needlework.

v.t.

3. to stab or kill with a stiletto.

[ 1605-15; stil ( o ) dagger ( stilus STYLUS) + -etto -ETTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .