stiletto
stil·etto [stiletto stilettos] BrE [stɪˈletəʊ] NAmE [stɪˈletoʊ] noun  (pl. stil·ettosor stil·ettoes)
1. (also ˌstiletto ˈheel) (especially BrE)a woman's shoe with a very high narrow heel; the heel on such a shoe
Syn: ↑spike heel
2. a small knife with a narrow pointed blade
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of stilo ‘dagger’.
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