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.

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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

How to use silk-stocking in a sentence

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
He crossed his legs and set on his knee an ankle clothed in a purple silk stocking.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
About you, forsooth; Im drawing up a hole in your white silk stocking.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
While you may lose some votes from the ‘near-silk stocking’ class, yet for every vote so lost hundreds will rally to you.
David Dunne|Belle Kanaris Maniates

First they saw Persis' slipper, a golden slipper on a slim, gold-silk stocking.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
She sat with crossed knees, slowly balancing a foot in silk stocking and grey shoe, sure sign that she was dreaming.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy

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