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stiletto

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sti·let·to /stəˈletəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural stilettos or stilettoes) [countable]  1. (also stiletto heel)DCC a woman’s shoe that has a very high thin heel 细高跟女鞋4  See picture of 见图 FOOTWEAR5 see picture at 见图 shoe12. DCCthe heel of a stiletto shoe 〔女鞋上的〕细高跟3. a small knife with a thin blade 短剑,匕首
Examples from the Corpus
stilettoCute as lace pants, sharp as a stiletto and hungry as a Bengal tiger.Alert, she stalked the jackrabbit, her stiletto poised for a deft jab.I saw a strapless black gown in the corner, a pair of stilettos discreetly hidden on the floor.The sunlight struck the silver-plated candlesticks on the sideboard and sent stilettos of light flashing through the room.No one noticed the dark stain of blood that spread from the tip of a razor sharp stiletto knife in his coat pocket.Maybe the stilettos are designed to shatter the glass ceiling, or at least to scratch it.Whatever the protestations of loyalty, his colleagues were more interested in spotting which ribs he was sliding his verbal stiletto between.
Origin stiletto (1600-1700) Italian stilo knife, from Latin stilus; → STYLE1
sti·let·to nounChineseSyllable
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stiletto
stiletto /stəˈletəʊ, stɪˈletəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural stilettos or stilettoes) [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: stilo 'knife', from Latin stilus; style1

1. (also stiletto heel) a woman’s shoe that has a very high thin heel
2. the heel of a stiletto shoe
3. a small knife with a thin blade


stil·ettoBrE /stɪˈletəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /stɪˈletoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
stil·ettos
or
stil·ettoes
)
(also ˌstiletto ˈheel) (especially BrE) a woman's shoe with a very high narrow heel; the heel on such a shoe 细高跟女鞋;(女鞋的)细高跟 SYN spike heel
a small knife with a narrow pointed blade 短剑;匕首