Definition of "silk-stocking" []

• Wealthy; aristocratic: a silk-stocking district; silk-stocking prep schools. (adjective)

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• "Lunch menu €58; tasting menus €80, €120 and €150; à la carte €90Since most of Paris's storied brasseries are now owned by corporate chains and serve wiltingly mediocre food, it's a pleasure to head to one of the last remaining independent ones in a quiet corner of the silk-stocking 16th arrondissement for a fine feed of such well-prepared French classics as onion soup, escargots, sole meunière, steak tartare, roast lamb and other Gallic standards."
• "Allen, who had grudgingly admitted to being the “silk-stocking” candidate in contrast to the rest of the field, was taunted by his own self-description."
• "If you're a fan of bona fide silk-stocking luxury hotels, the Mandarin is a superb new option.www. mandarinoriental.com"