\Sti*let"to\, n.; pl. {Stilettos}. [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}.]
To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon.