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Noun: stiletto (stilettos,stilettoes)  sti'le-tow
  1. A small dagger with a tapered blade
    "The assassin concealed a stiletto in his sleeve"
     
  2. A very high narrow heel on women's shoes
    "She struggled to walk on the cobblestone street in her stiletto heels";
    - spike heel, spike, stiletto heel

Derived forms: stilettos, stilettoes

Type of: dagger, heel, sticker

Encyclopedia: Stiletto