stiletto heel

noun

: a high thin heel on women's shoes that is narrower than a spike heel

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The Mia also has a stiletto heel nearly three inches high—which was both thinner and taller than what normally sounds comfortable to me. —

Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024 The monochromatic look, expertly put together by fashion stylist Rebecca Corbin Murray, featured brown suede knee-high boots with wraparound buckle details and stiletto heels. —

Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Mules inspired by the new showroom were bedazzled with a mirror-effect stiletto heel, while another mule style featured a block plexiglass heel hiding an engraved logo. —

WWD, 23 Sep. 2024 Vince Camuto Elvin Platform Booties Instantly dress up any look with these platform booties, which feature a low silhouette and high, 3.75-inch stiletto heels. —

Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stiletto heel

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stiletto heel was in 1953

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“Stiletto heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiletto%20heel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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