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Stilettos (daggers)

Scope note

Small daggers, probably Italian in origin, having a cross hilt and stiff, narrow blade of square or triangular section, used exclusively for stabbing.

Term type

AAT
Keyword

Getty AAT term number

300037073

Broader Terms used

daggers (weapons)

Narrower Terms used

gunners' stilettos

Term used for

stilettoes
stillettos
stylets

Equivalent Terms used

stiletto
stiletto (dagger)

Created

13yrs ago

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