Definition of Silk stocking

1. Noun. Women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk).

Exact synonyms: Nylon Stocking, Nylons, Rayon Stocking, Rayons
Generic synonyms: Stocking

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silk Stocking

siliques
siliquiform
siliquosa
siliquose
siliquous
siliqyiform
silk
silk-cotton tree
silk-screen printing
silk cotton
silk gland
silk hat
silk oak
silk screen print
silk stocking (current term)
silk tree
silk vine
silk wood
silkaline
silkalines
silke
silked
silken
silkened
silkening
silkenly
silkens
silkie

Literary usage of Silk stocking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1862)
"Queen Elizabeth was presented by Mrs. Montague, her silk aan, with a pair of black knit silk stocking, •forth she never wore cloth any more. ..."

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