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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sti•let•to /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tos, -toes. - a short knife with a slender, tapered blade.
- Clothinga woman's shoe with a long, high sharp heel;
the heel itself.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sti•let•to (sti let′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, -toes, v., -toed, -to•ing. n. - a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
- a pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in needlework.
v.t. - to stab or kill with a stiletto.
- Latin stilus stylus) + -etto -ette
- Italian, equivalent. to stil(o) dagger (
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stiletto /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos)- a small dagger with a slender tapered blade
- a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc
- Also called: spike heel, stiletto heel a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip
vb ( -toes, -toing, -toed)- (transitive) to stab with a stiletto
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, from stilo a dagger, from Latin stilus a stake, pen; see stylus |