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Louis heel
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English
Etymology
After Louis XIV of France.
Pronunciation
en /ˈluː.iˈhiːl/ 1
Noun
A shoe heel with a concave curve and outward taper at the bottom.
en 1916 American Shoemaking Mcleish Communications 61 49 https://books.google.ca/books?id=m-scAQAAMAAJ&q=%22louis+heels%22&dq=%22louis+heels%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi35o_06_3NAhVE1GMKHeSnAsYQ6AEIQDAE The fashion of Louis heels for street shoes brought out the leather Louis heel, to compete with the Louis heel of wood, and it also led to the development of important machines for breasting and finishing this heel.
en 1957 w:Gypsy Rose Lee Gypsy Berkeley, CA Frog, Ltd 1999 8 72 https://books.google.ca/books?id=hJieWy_xtk8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false "See if you can squeeze into these." She handed me a pair of gold brocade shoes with high Louis heels.
Synonyms
en Pompadour heel
Derived terms
en Louis-heeled
en eponyms
en Footwear