wedge heel

noun

1. a heel formed by a roughly triangular or wedgelike piece that extends from the front or middle to the back of the sole, used on women's shoes.

wedge heel

noun

1. a raised shoe heel with the heel and sole forming a solid block

2. a shoe with such a heel

Example Sentences

Velcro straps, its definitive — and ultimately divisive — design detail, concealed a three-inch wedge heel.

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A stylish sandal lay on the ground and he picked it up and looked at the leather straps, the thick wedge heel, before he left it where it had been.

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These trendy shoes, designed in Seattle, give the two-buckle slide a fun, modern makeover with faux-shearling straps in mustard, dark gray or blush atop a slight wedge heel.

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After he returned to Italy in 1927, he remained one of the world’s premier shoemakers, with many innovative designs, including the wedge heel, which he made from cork.

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Tory Burch let earthiness guide her for spring—natural fabrics like burlap and fringed linen, an insect’s iridescence, even a slice of tree bark, which inspired the molten-look wedge heel on a shoe.

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