STILETTOING

Verb

stilettoing

present participle of stiletto

Noun

stilettoing (plural stilettoings)

A stabbing with a stiletto (dagger).

Source: Wiktionary


STILETTO

Sti*let"to, n.; pl. Stilettos. Etym: [It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See Style for writing, and cf. Stylet.]

1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade.

2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery.

3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.] The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. Ford.

Sti*let"to, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilettoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stilettoing.]

Definition: To stab or kill with a stiletto. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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