"stiletto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ [US], [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ] [US], /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stiletto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stilettos [plural], stilettoes [plural], stiletti [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stiletto. Doublet of stylet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|stiletto}} Italian stiletto, {{doublet|en|stylet}} Doublet of stylet Head templates: {{en-noun|s|stilettoes|stiletti}} stiletto (plural stilettos or stilettoes or stiletti)
  1. A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing. Categories (topical): Beards Translations (stabbing weapon): خُنَيْجِر (ḵunayjir) [masculine] (Arabic), штыле́т (štyljét) [masculine] (Belarusian), малка кама (malka kama) [feminine] (Bulgarian), стилет (stilet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 短劍 (Chinese Mandarin), 短剑 (duǎnjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), stiletto [masculine] (Dutch), stileto (Esperanto), stiletti (Finnish), stylet [masculine] (French), Stilett [neuter] (German), Dolchmesser [neuter] (German), stileto (Ido), stiletto [masculine] (Italian), 短剣 (tanken) (alt: たんけん) (Japanese), 小剣 (shōken) (alt: しょうけん) (Japanese), スティレット (sutiretto) (Japanese), 단검 (dan'geom) (alt: 短劍) (Korean), 스틸레토 (seutilleto) (Korean), stiletas [masculine] (Lithuanian), sztylet [masculine] (Polish), estilete [masculine] (Portuguese), stilet [neuter] (Romanian), стиле́т (stilét) [masculine] (Russian), ко́ртик (kórtik) [masculine] (Russian), кинжа́л (kinžál) [masculine] (Russian), estilete [masculine] (Spanish), stilett [common-gender] (Swedish), стиле́т (stylét) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stiletto-en-noun-an0aI0TF Disambiguation of Beards: 17 18 3 27 28 6 Disambiguation of 'stabbing weapon': 70 8 5 6 11
  2. A rapier. Categories (topical): Beards, Footwear, Swords, Weapons
    Sense id: en-stiletto-en-noun-dA65~Hda Disambiguation of Beards: 17 18 3 27 28 6 Disambiguation of Footwear: 22 48 0 1 29 0 Disambiguation of Swords: 10 54 11 11 9 4 Disambiguation of Weapons: 12 49 13 13 9 5
  3. An awl.
    Sense id: en-stiletto-en-noun-yvGE4Su-
  4. A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel). Categories (topical): Beards Translations (woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel): шпі́лька (špílʹka) [feminine] (Belarusian), високи токчета (visoki tokčeta) (Bulgarian), piikkikorkokenkä (Finnish), talon aiguille (english: by ellipsis) [masculine] (French), Stöckelschuh [masculine] (German), Stiletto [masculine] (German), tacco (english: by ellipsis) [masculine] (Italian), шти́кла (štíkla) [feminine] (Macedonian), szpilka [feminine] (Polish), шпи́лька (špílʹka) [feminine] (Russian), zapato de tacón de aguja [masculine] (Spanish), stilettklack [common-gender] (Swedish), stiletto (Turkish), шпи́лька (špýlʹka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stiletto-en-noun-0S3kUVoU Disambiguation of Beards: 17 18 3 27 28 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 9 64 8 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 3 7 75 6 4 Disambiguation of "woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel": 16 3 1 79 1
  5. (obsolete, historical) A beard trimmed into a pointed form. Tags: historical, obsolete Categories (topical): Beards Synonyms: bodkin beard, pique-devant
    Sense id: en-stiletto-en-noun-Tv3Z1L49 Disambiguation of Beards: 17 18 3 27 28 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stiletto fly, stiletto heel, stiletto snake

Verb

IPA: /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ [US], [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ] [US], /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stiletto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stilettos [present, singular, third-person], stilettoing [participle, present], stilettoed [participle, past], stilettoed [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stiletto. Doublet of stylet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|stiletto}} Italian stiletto, {{doublet|en|stylet}} Doublet of stylet Head templates: {{en-verb}} stiletto (third-person singular simple present stilettos, present participle stilettoing, simple past and past participle stilettoed)
  1. (transitive) To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-stiletto-en-verb-3JKsm4Ee

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kinžál",
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          "word": "кинжа́л"
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          "roman": "visoki tokčeta",
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          "roman": "štíkla",
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          "sense": "woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel",
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          "word": "zapato de tacón de aguja"
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          "roman": "špýlʹka",
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": dagger vs. kinžál",
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