silk-stocking

[ silk-stok-ing ]

adjective

1. rich or luxurious in dress.
2. aristocratic or wealthy:

   a silk-stocking neighborhood.

noun

1. a person who dresses richly or luxuriously.
2. an aristocratic or wealthy person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silk-stocking¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

They parachuted these silk-stocking lawyers into the area, offer quick settlements and get the victims to sign these waivers.

From The Daily Beast

He crossed his legs and set on his knee an ankle clothed in a purple silk stocking.

From Project Gutenberg

About you, forsooth; Im drawing up a hole in your white silk stocking.

From Project Gutenberg

While you may lose some votes from the ‘near-silk stocking’ class, yet for every vote so lost hundreds will rally to you.

From Project Gutenberg

First they saw Persis' slipper, a golden slipper on a slim, gold-silk stocking.

From Project Gutenberg

She sat with crossed knees, slowly balancing a foot in silk stocking and grey shoe, sure sign that she was dreaming.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• luxurious
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• refined
• simple
• stately
• stylish
• stylized