silk-stocking \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:silk (II) + stocking 1.: elegantly or richly dressed : luxurious < a silk-stocking audience > 2.: aristocratic, exclusive, wealthy < silk-stocking politicos — H.R.Cayton > 3.: of or relating to the American Federalist party 4.: of or relating to the silk-stocking district of a city < lost the silk-stocking and middle-class precincts — W.G.Carleton >