Stiletto

stt-lefto, n. pi. -tos, -toz. A small dagger with a round, pointed blade; a pointed instrument for making evelet holes in working muslin. — [STILETTOED (-tod), -TOING.] To stab or pierce with a stiletto. dim. of L. stilus = E. style, q. v.] Still, v. [stilled (stild), stilling.] To stop (noise, motion, or agitation) to make quiet to quiet (tumult, agitation, or excitement) to calm, allay, lull, pacify, appease, subdue, suppre , silence, check, restrain, —a. Uttering no sound silent not disturbed by noise or agitation motionle quiet calm lett0 serene; inert; stagnant. — n. Freedom from noise silence. — adv. To this time; until and durin? the time now present; habitually; always; uniformly: by an additional degree; with repeated and added efforts: notwithstanding what has been said or done: in spite of what has occurred; neverthele , — sometimes used as a conjunction after that. [AS. and Dan. G. hushed, AS. still an, D. stillen, sun. cube, full moon, fotit cow oil STIPE to rest, be quiet. Sw. Mill a, G. still an, to quiet, stellen. to place, to put in a (AS. steal, D. stat, Sw., G., and E. stall, q. v.) place.]—Stilf ne , ».'—Stilf y, a. Still; quiet; calm.—adv. Silently; without noise; calmly: quietly; without tumult. — Stilf-birth. n. A thing born without life. born, a. Dead at the birth abortive. burn, adv. To burn in the proce of distillation. — n. (Painting.) The cla or style of painting which repre>ents objects not having animate existence, as fruits, flowers, dead game or animals, etc. Still, An apparatus used in the distillation of liquors, etc.; a distillery.— v. audi. To distill. [Contr. till.]— Still a tft i ous. tf -tish'us, a. Falling in drops, drawn bv a " [L. still at it i us,' lave, to drop, still a, a drop.]-Stiflatory,-toft is^^Ssi lp5|f";7 rT, An alembic a ve el for distillation place where distillation is performed a StilSiK.' A piece of Simple form of Still, wood constructed to retort or boiler head and raise the foot above the neck end of neck where ground in walking a 0ln3 h worm f> cock root which rise* above "orm-tub. the surface of the ground. — v. To raise on elevate to raise bv unnatural means. [D. Melt, G. stelze, a OHG. stela, a prop, crutch stalk, stand.] — Stilt'ed, a. Artificially elevated pompous.