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stiletto
[ sti-let-oh ]
noun
- a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
- a pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in needlework.
- spike heel [spahyk, , heel]. stiletto heel ( def 1 ).
verb (used with object)
- to stab or kill with a stiletto.
stiletto
/ ɪˈɛəʊ /
noun
- a small dagger with a slender tapered blade
- a sharply pointed tool used to make holes in leather, cloth, etc
- Also calledspike heelstiletto heel a very high heel on a woman's shoe, tapering to a very narrow tip
verb
- tr to stab with a stiletto
Other 51Թ Forms
- پ··ٴ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stiletto1
Example Sentences
It can be an actual stiletto heel or a wedge.
Despite her recent history of broken bones, Amos was nevertheless gamely sporting bright yellow stilettos in the Salon studio the day we chatted, as she navigated our obstacle course of cords and rugs.
Big-haired, short-skirted and glamorous women in sky-high stilettos, they have sky-high dreams in an industry capped by a nearly unbreakable glass ceiling.
“Once Upon a Mattress” star Foster, 49, wore an olive dress, a light brown trench coat, dark stilettos and a handbag.
Without a contour line out of place and a perfected walk in stilettos, she wooed the judges with her bold, glitzy and saucy looks.
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