"kitten heel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kitten heels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kitten heel (plural kitten heels)
  1. A short, slender heel on a woman's shoe or sandal. Wikipedia link: kitten heel Categories (topical): Footwear Translations (short, slender heel): kaczuszka [feminine] (Polish), taxklack (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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