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   Sti·let·to

   /stəˈledō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a woman's shoe with a thin, high tapering heel.
   • ▪ a heel on such a woman's shoe: "the rapid click of stiletto heels on pavement"
   • 2. a short dagger with a tapering blade.
   • ▪ a sharp-pointed tool for making eyelet holes.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Italian, diminutive of stilo ‘dagger’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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