stiletto
stiletto is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 31 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- auger
- awl
- bodkin
- borer
- chisel
- corkscrew
- dibble
- drill
- gimlet
- gouge
- lancet
- machine
- needle
- perforator
- piercer
- pliers
- press
- probe
- punch
- puncheon
- puncher
- rimer
- scoop
- spear
- stylet
- terrier
- trepan
- trocar
- warder
- weapon
- wimble
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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