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silk-stocking definition

silk·-stocking (-stäk′iŋ)

adjective

  1. fashionably or richly dressed; elegant
  2. wealthy, aristocratic, or upper-class

noun

☆ a member of the wealthy or aristocratic class

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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