SILK-STOCKING


Meaning of SILK-STOCKING in English

Pronunciation: ' silk- ' stä-ki ŋ

Function: adjective

Date: 1798

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.