kitten heel

English

Noun

kitten heel (plural kitten heels)

1. A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal.
   • 1998, Sally Brampton, Concerning Lily:

     Her new shoes, with their little perched heels, lent a swing to her hips. She smiled, pleased by the image. Lily in her kitten heels.

   • 2013, Mary Roach, Gulp:

     Escorted by an entourage of large flies, we made our way through a grid of muddy corrals. I was in kitten heels and a skirt, a fact from which DePeters, in filth-encrusted rubber boots and worn T-shirt, derived lasting merriment.

Translations

short, slender heel

• Polish: kaczuszka (pl) f
• Swedish: taxklack