What does "stiletto" mean?
Stiletto: A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
Additional senses
- 2.A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.] The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. Ford.
- 3.To stab or kill with a stiletto. Bacon.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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