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PRONUNCIATION OF STILETTO HEEL

stiletto heel  [stɪˈlɛtəʊ hiːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STILETTO HEEL

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Stiletto heel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STILETTO HEEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stiletto heel

Stiletto heel

A stiletto heel is a long, thin, high heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women. It is named after the stiletto dagger, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1930s. Stiletto heels may vary in length from 2.5 centimetres to 25 cm or more if a platform sole is used, and are sometimes defined as having a diameter at the ground of less than 1 cm. Stiletto-style heels 5 cm or shorter are called kitten heels. Not all high slim heels merit the description stiletto. The extremely slender original Italian-style stiletto heels of the late 1950s and very early 1960s were no more than 5 mm in diameter for much of their length, although the heel sometimes flared out a little at the top-piece. After their demise in the mid-late 1960s, such slender heels were difficult to find until recently due to changes in the way heels were mass-produced. A real stiletto heel has a stem of solid steel or alloy. The more usual method of mass-producing high shoe heels, i.e. moulded plastic with an internal metal tube for reinforcement, does not achieve the true stiletto shape.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STILETTO HEEL


allheal
ˈɔːlˌhiːl
back-heel
ˈbækˌhiːl
cowheel
ˈkaʊˌhiːl
down-at-heel
ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl
heal
hiːl
heel
hiːl
hele
hiːl
he´ll
hiːl
reheel
riːˈhiːl
roundheel
ˈraʊndˌhiːl
selfheal
ˈsɛlfˌhiːl
Tarheel
ˈtɑːhiːl
unheal
ʌnˈhiːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STILETTO HEEL

stilb
stilbene
stilbestrol
stilbite
stilboestrol
stile
stiletto
stilettoed
Stilicho
still
still frame
still hunt
still life
still photograph
still room
still-hunt
still-life
stillage
stillatory
stillbirth

WORDS THAT END LIKE STILETTO HEEL

Achilles heel
at the wheel
Cuban heel
down at heel
Ferris wheel
flywheel
French heel
kitten heel
pinwheel
ratchet wheel
rear wheel
spare wheel
spike heel
steering wheel
the wheel
thumbwheel
to heel
toe and heel
wedge heel
wheel

Synonyms and antonyms of stiletto heel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stiletto heel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STILETTO HEEL

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The translations of stiletto heel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stiletto heel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

细高跟鞋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tacón de aguja
570 millions of speakers

English

stiletto heel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कटार एड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خنجر كعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шпилька
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salto agulha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চটকদার হিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

talon aiguille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tumit stiletto
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stöckelabsatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スチレットヒール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스틸레토 힐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumit stiletto
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhọn gót chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டைட்டு ஹீல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान खंजीर टाच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Topuklu ayakkabı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tacco a spillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztylet pięty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шпилька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stiletto toc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τακούνι στιλέτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naaldhak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stilett häl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stiletthæl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stiletto heel

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STILETTO HEEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stiletto heel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STILETTO HEEL»

Discover the use of stiletto heel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stiletto heel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stiletto
Stiletto spells sex. Nothing else creates an erotically taut, arched foot or an overall come-hither silhouette quite like the stiletto heel.This exquisite book uncovers the compelling lure of the needle heel.
Caroline Cox, 2004
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Humour and Social Protest
These good people who, sincerely, send us a pink stiletto heel, size 6\, imported, without its mate [...] thinking that, poor as we are, we'll accept anything, charity and alms. How can we tell all those good people that no, we no longer want to ...
Marjolein t'Hart, Dennis Bos, 2007
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Contemporary Papier Mache
Gilat Nadivi. 0 Wrap a piece of sculpting wire securely around the tip of the shoe to hold the two sides together. 9 Weave the wire through the holes in the mesh to ensure that the hold is secure and tie in a knot. 10 To prepare the stiletto heel, ...
Gilat Nadivi
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Stripping, Sex, and Popular Culture
The shoe has a stiletto heel, six inches high, with a steel rod built into the heel to prevent it from suddenly snapping – every dancer's fear, a disaster that can result in twisted ankles and broken bones in a profession without health insurance, ...
Catherine M. Roach, 2007
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Therapeutic Footwear: A Comprehensive Guide
Spike or stiletto heel: a Louis heel narrowing considerably towards the bottom and finishing with a very small top piece. ○ Wedge heel: a heel extended forward so as to continue without a break in the line of the sole. Heels can be made of a ...
Wendy Tyrrell, Gwenda Carter, 2009
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Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style, and the 1960s
While the New Look silhouette constructed one kind of woman in the 1950s, Lee Wright makes a parallel argument about the stiletto heel in the 1960s (fig. 8.3). The physical effect of the heel is to highlight the hourglass silhouette constructed  ...
Lauren M. E. Goodlad, Lilya Kaganovsky, Robert A. Rushing, 2013
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Scientifica for Year 9, Age 14: Pupil's Book
Each stiletto heel has a small area - about 1 square centimetre (1 cm2). As someone walks across the floor, their weight may be pressing down on just one heel. Their weight might be SOON, and SOON pressing on 1 cm2 results in a high ...
David Sang, 2005
8
Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto
It bore an expensive high-end designer label at odds with the damp edge around the platform sole, splashes of pavement dirt on the slender and very high stiletto heel. This was not a shoe for walking in the rain. It had been made to ride in ...
Liz Fielding, 2010
9
Shoes: What Every Woman Should Know
It is testament to Jourdan's classic design that the stiletto heel has remained relatively unchanged in over half a century. The ultimate in high heels is still very much in the ascendant. Charles Jourdan After his stiletto success, Jourdan decided ...
Stephanie Pedersen, 2005
10
The Icing on the Cake: Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to ...
2 Cut out the central section of the pink shoe; the toe and heel of the cream shoe; and the stiletto heel, sole and toe detail of the black shoe. For the heel tip, score a line in the black sugar paste at the base of the stiletto heel with the sharp knife.
Juliet Stallwood, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STILETTO HEEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stiletto heel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police hunt woman who 'blinded man with her stiletto heel in fight at …
Police are hunting for a woman who allegedly blinded a man with her stiletto heel during a fight at a night club. The attacker is alleged to have taken off her shoe ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
2
Pregnant woman avoids jail for stiletto heel attack
Pregnant woman avoids jail for stiletto heel attack ... A pregnant Dublin woman who assaulted two brothers with the heel of her stiletto shoe has avoided a jail ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
3
Ladyboy attacks tourist with stiletto heel after he rejected her …
An Irish tourist was attacked with a sharp stiletto shoe by a Thai lady-boy after reportedly rejecting her requests for the pair to 'have some fun together'. Michael ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Beyonce collaborates with Giuseppe Zanotti: Singer designs stiletto
Superstar Beyoncé is giving fans the opportunity to walk a mile in her shoes after designing a pair of stiletto heels. The Drunk In Love hitmaker has teamed up ... «International Business Times UK, Mar 15»
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'My best friend blinded me with her stiletto heel in drunken New …
Drink-crazed Melissa Causer stamped on 20-year-old Sophie's face three times with her stiletto heel, puncturing her right eyeball. The horrific violence erupted ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»
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Woman assaulted brothers with stiletto heel in nightclub, court hears
A Dublin woman who assaulted two brothers with the heel of her stiletto shoe will be sentenced next January. Zoe Thompson (21) of Kilclare Drive, Tallaght ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Nov 14»
7
Woman stabbed with stiletto in fight at ritzy hotel: suit
Thys struck with her stiletto heel just so, puncturing Keisoglu's leg, leaving the shoe stuck in the wound until someone pulled the drunken woman away, Keisoglu ... «New York Post, Nov 14»
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The Craziest 'Killer Heels' of All Time
“Stilettos were almost willed into existence — it wasn't until 1950 that they would make a reliably strong stiletto heel, with extruded steel in the heel itself.”. «New York Magazine, Sep 14»
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Woman Stabs Fellow Partygoer With Stiletto Heel At Meatpacking …
A fight between two women at the Gansevoort Hotel ended after one used a stiletto heel to stab her rival in the thigh. It's unknown what initially provoked ... «Gothamist, Aug 14»
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Woman blinded after best friend 'stamped on her face in pair of …
“The first two blows avoided her eyes, but, unfortunately, the third blow with those stiletto heels went into her eyeball and split it. “She had no idea at that stage ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»

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