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flat-heeled

flat-heeled adjective: of footwear, having very low heels so that the foot is almost parallel to the ground; low-heeled.

Adjective

flat-heeled (not comparable)

  1. Of footwear, having very low heels so that the foot is almost parallel to the ground; low-heeled.
    • Recovered from reverie, Miss Marley joined him, coming cautiously over the rocks in her flat-heeled shoes, and skimping back her frock a little to mark her step.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 128

Questions about flat-heeled

What does flat-heeled mean?
Flat-heeled means of footwear, having very low heels so that the foot is almost parallel to the ground; low-heeled.
What part of speech is flat-heeled?
Flat-heeled is an adjective.

Words near flat-heeled in the dictionary

  1. flat-footing
  2. flat-foots
  3. flat-headed
  4. flat-headed cat
  5. flat-headed cats
  6. flat-heeled
  7. flat-iron
  8. flat-iron steak
  9. flat-iron steaks
  10. flat-irons
  11. flat-mouthed

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