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stiletto

[ sti-let-oh ]

noun

plural stilettos, stilettoes.
  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.
  3. spike heel [spahyk, , heel]. stiletto heel ( def 1 ).


verb (used with object)

stilettoed, stilettoing.
  1. to stab or kill with a stiletto.

stiletto

/ ²õ³Ùɪˈ±ôÉ›³Ùəʊ /

noun

  1. a small dagger with a slender tapered blade
  2. a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc
  3. Also calledspike heelstiletto heel a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to stab with a stiletto
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stiletto1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Italian, equivalent to stil(o) “dagger†(from Latin stilus stylus ) + -etto -ette
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stiletto1

C17: from Italian, from stilo a dagger, from Latin stilus a stake, pen; see stylus
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Despite her recent history of broken bones, Amos was nevertheless gamely sporting bright yellow stilettos in the Salon studio the day we chatted, as she navigated our obstacle course of cords and rugs.

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Big-haired, short-skirted and glamorous women in sky-high stilettos, they have sky-high dreams in an industry capped by a nearly unbreakable glass ceiling.

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“Once Upon a Mattress†star Foster, 49, wore an olive dress, a light brown trench coat, dark stilettos and a handbag.

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Without a contour line out of place and a perfected walk in stilettos, she wooed the judges with her bold, glitzy and saucy looks.

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Taylor is dressed in a short black leather jacket, matching shorts and knee-high boots with stiletto heels.

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