stiletto heel

noun

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

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Cutaway sides leave the arch exposed, balanced by a slim stiletto heel measuring just over four inches. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for stiletto heel

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Sep. 2025.

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