Silk-stocking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Silk-stocking is an adjective meaning (archaic, derogatory) Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious.
Meaning
(archaic, derogatory) Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious.
Example Sentences
June 11, 1812, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry [They] will find their levees crowded with silk-stocking gentry, but no yeomanry; an army of officers without soldiers.
Word Forms
- silk-stockinged
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bluestockinged, smock, duchessy, sylphy, spiff, seddity.
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