silk-stocking

[ silk-stok-ing ]

/ ˈsɪlkˈstɒk ɪŋ /

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adjective

rich or luxurious in dress.

aristocratic or wealthy: a silk-stocking neighborhood.

noun

a person who dresses richly or luxuriously.

an aristocratic or wealthy person.

Origin of silk-stocking

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby silk-stocking

Silko, silk oak, silk paper, silkscreen, silk-screen printing, silk-stocking, silk-tassel, silk tree, silkweed, silkworm, silkworm moth

Example sentences from the Web for silk-stocking

They parachuted these silk-stocking lawyers into the area, offer quick settlements and get the victims to sign these waivers.
BP's Payoffs Backfire|Rick Outzen|May 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, what became of the once aristocratic Opposition, with its 'silk-stocking gentry,' as they were termed?
Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1.|Various
Here is your aristocrat, one of your silk-stocking gentry, at your service.
Lincoln's Yarns and Stories|Alexander K. McClure
Didnt suppose you silk-stocking bunch in Sohmer ever had to work!
Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour

I knew both the machine and the silk-stocking reformers fairly well, from many years' close association with them.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
They were not influenced in the least by the silk-stocking reform view of Mr. Platt.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt