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In some senses, stiletto is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
antique, big
VERB + STILETTO
like, wore
STILETTO + NOUN
heels, ma
PREP.
into
noun
A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
There the cause of death was soon ascertained; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which, I may tell you, was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.
A rapier.
An awl.
A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).
A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
The very quaik of faſhions, the very hee that / VVeares a Steletto on his chinne.
verb
To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).
The recollection of former atrocities by the populace in plundering the city and stilettoing the inhabitants, is sufficiently fresh in the remembrance of the government to serve as an additional stimulus to prevent similar disorders.
There the cause of death was soon ascertained; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which, I ma
WiktionaryThe very quaik of faſhions, the very hee that / VVeares a Steletto on his chinne.
WiktionaryThe recollection of former atrocities by the populace in plundering the city and stilettoing the inhabitants, is sufficiently fresh in the remembrance of the government to serve as an additional stimu
WiktionaryThe plump young woman thrust the heel of her stiletto into my big toe under the pretence that I had been too forceful.
Tatoeba · #668075Mary wore stiletto heels.
Tatoeba · #9246746Those stiletto heels look stunning but are hard to walk in.
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In some senses, stiletto is marked as obsolete, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.