high heels

plural noun

: shoes with high heels

Examples of high heels in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dressed in a hot pink top and capris, the reality star completes her look with Barbie’s signature shades and high heels. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 Ultimately, Morrison compromised and was allowed to have artist Dave McKean briefly depict Joker in high heels, but that was it. Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024 Other stars are sporting the jean look, too: Sofia Vergara recently wore a pair with high heels and Gwyneth Paltrow posed in a similar wide-leg style in a mirror selfie with slippers last spring. Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024 Ruined, those high heels never saw the light of day again. Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high heels 

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Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high heels was in 1671

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“High heels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20heels. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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