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单词 silk-stocking
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Definition of silk-stocking in English:

silk-stocking

adjective
North American
  • Wealthy; aristocratic.

    a silk-stocking district
    a silk-stocking crowd
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the most "liberal" criminal judges I know, used to be silk-stocking corporate lawyers.
    • This train will carry the "silk stocking" crowd.
    Synonyms
    rich, affluent, moneyed, cash rich, well off, with deep pockets, well-to-do, prosperous, comfortable, opulent, propertied, of means, of substance, in clover, plutocratic
 
 

Definition of silk-stocking in US English:

silk-stocking

adjectivesilkˈstäkiNGsɪlkˈstɑkɪŋ
North American
  • Wealthy; aristocratic.

    a silk-stocking crowd
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This train will carry the "silk stocking" crowd.
    • Some of the most "liberal" criminal judges I know, used to be silk-stocking corporate lawyers.
    Synonyms
    rich, affluent, moneyed, cash rich, well off, with deep pockets, well-to-do, prosperous, comfortable, opulent, propertied, of means, of substance, in clover, plutocratic
 
 
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