Recent Examples on the WebO’Farrell creeps into this gloomy realm of intrigue with an inkwell full of blood and a stiletto for her pen. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The newlyweds enjoyed a romantic birthday dinner for Lopez near the Eiffel Tower late Sunday evening, during which Lopez, 53, wore a long black dress, stiletto heels, a pearl necklace and sparkly earrings. Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022 Why deal with the fuss of a stiletto when a ballerina, loafer, or slide does the job just as well.Vogue, 22 June 2022 In Tuscany, that can also mean harrowing hairpin turns, ancient hill towns and cobblestone lanes whose margin for error to a driver is as slim as a stiletto. Cathy Huyghe, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Gone are the tailored suits and stiletto heels, replaced by denim skirts and white sneakers. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2022 Kardashian is wearing Balenciaga jeans, a black funnel-neck sweatshirt, and stiletto boots. Danielle Pergament, Allure, 8 July 2022 This shape offers the length of a stiletto nail without the sharp drama of the tip. Kristi Kellogg, Allure, 20 July 2022 Edge nails form a point, but the point is not as long as a stiletto shape or as aggressive as an arrowhead. Kristi Kellogg, Allure, 20 July 2022 See More
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Etymology
Italian, diminutive of stilo stylus, dagger, from Latin stilus stylus — more at style