stiletto heel

noun

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

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Perhaps the best element of the look are the shoes: brown, crocodile leather boots with a high stiletto heel, which Hathaway allows to peek out from the center slit of the skirt. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 July 2025 Finish the look with coordinating stiletto heels like Witherspoon and Clarkson. Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 17 May 2025 The simple two strap style is made from supple Nappa leather in fresh powder pink, features a strap across the toes and a slingback strap around the heel, and sits upon a leg-lengthening stiletto heel. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for stiletto heel

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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 10 Sep. 2025.

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