stiletto

sti·let·to

noun \stə-ˈle-(ˌ)tō\

: a woman's shoe with a very high, thin heel

: the heel of a stiletto

: a knife with a thin, pointed blade

plural sti·let·tos or sti·let·toes

Full Definition of STILETTO

1

:  a slender dagger with a blade thick in proportion to its breadth

2

:  a pointed instrument for piercing holes for eyelets or embroidery

3

:  stiletto heel; also :  a shoe with a stiletto heel

Origin of STILETTO

Italian, diminutive of stilo stylus, dagger, from Latin stilus stylus — more at style

First Known Use: circa 1611

Rhymes with STILETTO

falsetto, larghetto