Pronounced: su-puhr-FIH-sheez, noun
Notes: I had a rough idea of the meaning
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase silk-stocking district is “a part of a city that is inhabited by the rich and powerful”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
I think I’ve run across this phrase in older writing; possibly in a Sherlock Holmes story; possibly in a Lord Peter Wimsey story. The concept is that only the wealthy could afford expensive silk hosiery.
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