Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small dagger with a slender, tapering blade.
- noun Something shaped like such a dagger.
- noun A small, sharp-pointed instrument used for making eyelet holes in needlework.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To strike or wound with a stiletto; hence, in general, to stab.
- noun A dagger having a blade slender and narrow, and thick in proportion to its width—that is, triangular, square, etc., in section, instead of flat.
- noun A small sharp-pointed implement used for making eyelet-holes and for similar purposes. Stilettos are of ivory, bone, metal, and other materials.
- noun A beard trimmed into a sharp-pointed form.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To stab or kill with a stiletto.
- noun A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.
- noun A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
- noun obsolete A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Sharp and narrow like a stiletto.
- noun A short sharp
knife ordagger -likeweapon intended forstabbing . - noun A
rapier . - noun An
awl . - noun A woman's
shoe with a tall, slenderheel (stiletto heel ). - verb To
attack orkill with a stiletto (dagger).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small dagger with a tapered blade
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She, the episode hints, has her own past secrets, plus a brand-new one that comes when she tests whether the phrase "stiletto heel" is meant literally.
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She, the episode hints, has her own past secrets, plus a brand-new one that comes when she tests whether the phrase "stiletto heel" is meant literally.
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October 14th, 2009 Exotic dancer gets trial in stiletto stabbingAKRON, Ohio A woman has been condemned to a year of trial for aggressive a fellow outlandish dancer in a face with a stiletto heel during an Ohio club.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Ohio outlandish dancer gets year of trial in stiletto heel conflict upon 52-year-old co-worker
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak gets 1-year probation in attack on ... admin 2009
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October 14th, 2009 Exotic dancer gets trial in stiletto stabbingAKRON, Ohio A woman has been condemned to a year of trial for aggressive a fellow outlandish dancer in a face with a stiletto heel during an Ohio club.
Former astronaut Lisa Nowak gets 1-year probation in attack on ... admin 2009
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Ohio outlandish dancer gets year of trial in stiletto heel conflict upon 52-year-old co-worker
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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I just wanted to more publicly thank the women in stiletto heels for letting me guest blog.
Outstanding in My Field | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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On the way we passed a woman in stiletto heels who was walking like she was trying not to put any weight on her feet.
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Along with the t-shirt came an honest-to-god, ferreal, 1950s hoodlum, West Side Story, mutherfukkin Italian stiletto SWITCHBLADE!
whitehelmet Diary Entry whitehelmet 2005
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8: 16 PM comments: the girl in stiletto said ... those angels are adorable: D
Time for This Is: Lauren Thomas 2009
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