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stiletto
(stɪletoʊ)
Word forms: plural stilettos
countable noun [usually plural]
Stilettos are women's shoes that have high, very narrow heels.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, usually use spike heelsstiletto in British English
(stɪˈlɛtəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -tos
1.
a small dagger with a slender tapered blade
2.
a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc
3. Also called: spike heel, stiletto heel
a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip
verbWord forms: -toes, -toing or -toed
4. (transitive)
to stab with a stiletto
Word origin
C17: from Italian, from stilo a dagger, from Latin stilus a stake, pen; see stylusstiletto in American English
(stɪˈlɛtoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural stiˈlettos or stiˈlettoes
1.
a small dagger, having a slender, tapering blade
2.
a small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in cloth, etc.
3. Chiefly British
spike heel
see also spike1 (sense 4) spike1 (sense 4c): in full stiletto heel verb transitiveWord forms: stiˈlettoed or stiˈlettoing
4.
to stab, or kill by stabbing, with a stiletto
Word origin
It, dim. of stilo, dagger < L stilus: see styleImage ofstiletto
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toolIn other languagesstiletto
British English: stiletto NOUN
Stilettos are women's shoes that have high, very narrow heels.
Off came her sneakers and on went a pair of stilettos.
- American English: stiletto
- Brazilian Portuguese: salto alto e fino
- Chinese: 细高跟女鞋
- European Spanish: tacón de aguja
- French: talon aiguille
- German: Stiletto
- Italian: scarpa col tacco a spillo
- Japanese: スティレットヒール
- Korean: 뾰족구두
- European Portuguese: salto de agulha
- Latin American Spanish: tacón de aguja