Stiletto heel

A stiletto heel is a long, thin heel found on some boot Boot

A boot is a type of footwear [i] which covers at least the foot [i] and usually the ankle [i], and somet ... 

s and shoe Shoe

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s for women. It is named after the stiletto Stiletto

A stiletto is a long, narrow-bladed dagger [i]. ... 

 dagger Dagger

A dagger is a double-edged knife used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat [i] ... 

, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1950s. Stiletto heels may vary in length from only a few centimetres up to 15 cm , and are sometimes defined as having a diameter at the ground of less than 1 cm. Stiletto heels transmit a large amount of force in a small area, and are therefore often stengthened by a metal rod, and a metal or hard plastic tip. The great pressure Pressure

Pressure is the force [i] per unit area [i] applied on a surface in a direction perpendicular [i] ... 

 transmitted through such a heel can cause damage to carpet Carpet

A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering.... 

s and floor Floor

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A stiletto heel is a long, thin heel found on some boot Boot

A boot is a type of footwear [i] which covers at least the foot [i] and usually the ankle [i], and somet ... 

s and shoe Shoe

A shoe is an item of footwear [i]. ... 

s for women. It is named after the stiletto Stiletto

A stiletto is a long, narrow-bladed dagger [i]. ... 

 dagger Dagger

A dagger is a double-edged knife used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat [i] ... 

, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1950s. Stiletto heels may vary in length from only a few centimetres up to 15 cm , and are sometimes defined as having a diameter at the ground of less than 1 cm.

Stiletto heels transmit a large amount of force in a small area, and are therefore often stengthened by a metal rod, and a metal or hard plastic tip. The great pressure Pressure

Pressure is the force [i] per unit area [i] applied on a surface in a direction perpendicular [i] ... 

 transmitted through such a heel can cause damage to carpet Carpet

A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering.... 

s and floor Floor

In architecture [i], a floor is generally the lower horizontal surface of a room [i]. ... 

s.

Shoe fetishism frequently involves stiletto heels.

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