Silk-stocking
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious. archaic, derogatory, not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Among men, silk stockings were formerly worn chiefly by the rich.
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