a pair of 'stilettos' [='spikes, spike heels']
(..) for example, in the elevator. The cable will snap, and they'll find you six stories down with your stiletto heels up your throat. See you soon, mademoiselle. Yes. Mr. Volfoni, (..)1981 The Professional
(..) You can hang with me for a while. If you have the desire to help. Nettan? "But, Gosta, how early you are. I've said it a thousand times. No stiletto heels on the parquet. The toilet then? When will you fix the toilet? You do not water the flowers? There are living beings. (..)2010 Behind Blue Skies
(..) Now go ahead, tell me I'm wrong. Down and in. That's how it was done. Wait a minute, wait a minute. Let me see that. This is a stiletto, not a switchblade. I hate these things. I grew up with them. Have you ever seen them used in a fight? (..)1997 12 Angry Men