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Stiletto

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(an Italian diminutive of stilo, dagger, Lat. stilus, a pointed instrument), a short stabbing dagger, the blade of which is either triangular or square in form. The term is also applied to a pointed bodkin of ivory, bone or metal used for making eyelet holes, &c.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Stiletto'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/stiletto.html. 1910.
 
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