high heels

American  

[hahy heels] / ˈhaɪ ˈhils /

plural noun

1. women’s low-cut shoes with high, thin heels.

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Etymology

Origin of high heels

First recorded in 1640–50 as high heeles

Example Sentences

Bosch staged a dramatic walkout earlier this month -- in an evening gown and high heels -- from a meeting where she was lambasted by Thai organiser Nawat Itsaragrisil.

From Barron's

She walked toward me, her high heels clicking across the marble floor.

From Literature

I put on my high heels, a gray A- line dress that I had made myself, and a little bit of lipstick.

From Literature

Among them: the blue hooded velvet mini dress Sabrina Carpenter wore in her “Please Please Please” music video, signed guitars from Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt, Beck’s tambourine and Natalie Cole’s orange high heels.

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, Mexican delegate Fatima Bosch staged a dramatic walkout -- in an evening gown and high heels -- from a meeting where she was lambasted by Miss Universe host Nawat Itsaragrisil.

From Barron's