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Cuban heel

Cuban heel noun: a relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front.

Noun

Cuban heel (plural Cuban heels)

  1. A relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front
  2. A type of heel used for men's boots similar to the heel on cowboy boots
    • He wore a short leather jerkin, elasticated at waist and cuffs, tight Wranglers that flared out over calfskin boots with Cuban heels.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 415
  3. In women's sheer stockings or pantyhose, a prominent thin rectangle heel reinforcement at the base of the back seam.

Forms of Cuban heel

pluralCuban heels

Questions about Cuban heel

What does Cuban heel mean?
Cuban heel means a relatively low-style of high heel shoe, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front.
What part of speech is Cuban heel?
Cuban heel is a noun.
What is the plural of Cuban heel?
The plural of Cuban heel is Cuban heels.

Words near Cuban heel in the dictionary

  1. Cuban crocodiles
  2. Cuban eight
  3. Cuban eights
  4. Cuban frita
  5. Cuban fritas
  6. Cuban heel
  7. Cuban heels
  8. Cuban itch
  9. Cuban Keys
  10. Cuban lilies
  11. Cuban lily

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