silk-stocking
Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxuriousElegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, derogatory, not comparable)Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious.
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.
Origin
Among men, silk stockings were formerly worn chiefly by the rich.Among men, silk stockings were formerly worn chiefly by the rich.
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