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Definition of: stiletto
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(sti·let′ō) noun plural ·tos or ·toes
1. A small dagger with a slender blade.
2. A small, sharp–pointed instrument, as of bone, for puncturing eyelets.
—v.t. To pierce with a stiletto; stab. Also sti·let′, sti·lette′. [<Ital., dim. of stilo dagger <L stilus. See STYLE1.]
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