stiletto heel

noun

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

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Made in Italy, Taylor’s Ixia pumps are crafted from metallic leather and feature a pointed toe and a 90mm stiletto heel. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025 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, 2 Dec. 2025 That doesn’t mean the Chanel brand ambassador since 2013 is giving up stiletto heels. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2025 Kardashian then paired the look with strappy, gladiator stiletto heels for her evening out in the city. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 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 13 Dec. 2025.

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