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2. Court shoe - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S., "pumps" exclusively refers to women's shoes with a kitten or higher heel. The use of the word "pumps" has been in use in the English-speaking world since at least 1719, when it is mentioned in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. [a] [b] Pumps can be made from any material, but traditional patent leather is popular. Pumps are ...

3. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   International Standard ballroom shoes for women are closed-toed shoes with a sturdy 2-to-2.5-inch heel because steps are performed using the foot's heel. [56] International Latin and American Rhythm shoes are open-toed, strapped heels that are an average of 2.5 to 3 inches in height. These shoes have the least sturdy heel because International ...

4. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot. Extreme heights, of both the sole and heel, can be found in fetish footwear such as ballet boots , where the sole may be up to 20 cm (8 in) high and the heels up to 40 cm (16 in) or more.

5. Stiletto heel - Wikipedia

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   The style survived through much of the 1980s but almost completely disappeared during the 1990s when professional and college-age women took to wearing shoes with thick, block heels. The slender stiletto heel staged a major comeback after 2000 when young women adopted the style for dressing up office wear or adding a feminine touch to casual ...

6. Armadillo shoe - Wikipedia

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   Side view of an armadillo shoe, covered in iridescent paillettes made to look like scales, from the show's final outfit, "Neptune's Daughter". The armadillo shoe (alternately armadillo heel or armadillo boot) is a high fashion platform shoe created by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his final collection, Plato's Atlantis (Spring/Summer 2010).

7. Wikipedia:Language learning centre/Word list - Wikipedia

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   aardvark; aardwolf; aaron; aback; abacus; abaft; abalone; to abandon; abandoned; abandonment; abandons; abase; abased; abasement; abash; abashed; to abate; abated ...