Stiletto

sti-let′ō, n. a dagger with a slender and narrow blade: a pointed instrument for making eyelet-holes:— pl. Stilett′os .— v.t. to stab with a stiletto:— pr.p. stilett′oing; pa.t. and pa.p. stilett′oed. [It., dim. of stilo , a dagger—L. stilus , a stake.]