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silk-stocking

adjective
silk-stock·​ing | \ ˈsilk-ˈstä-kiÅ‹ How to pronounce silk-stocking (audio) \

Definition of silk-stocking

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : aristocratic, wealthy a silk-stocking district a silk-stocking law firm
2 : fashionably dressed a silk-stocking audience
3 : of or relating to the American Federalist party

silk stocking

noun

Definition of silk stocking (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : an aristocratic or wealthy person
2 : a fashionably dressed person

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Examples of silk-stocking in a Sentence

Noun

made her reputation as an interior designer for the silk stockings of Nob Hill

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Some women painted their legs to look like silk stockings. Washington Post, "Invisible army set stage for liberation of Paris from Nazis," 22 Aug. 2019 Your little devil, Love, Frank RALPH: Feb. 8, 1942 Dear John, Why are the Japs like their silk stockings? Jessica Stahl, Washington Post, "‘Letters From War’: 1942 – The start (full transcript)," 3 Jan. 2018 Your little devil, Love, Frank RALPH: Feb. 8, 1942 Dear John, Why are the Japs like their silk stockings? Jessica Stahl, Washington Post, "‘Letters From War’: 1942 – The start (full transcript)," 3 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of silk-stocking

Adjective

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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