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gilt-edged
[ gilt-ejd ]
adjective
- having the edge or edges gilded:
gilt-edged paper.
- of the highest or best quality, kind, etc.
- Finance.
- (of securities and bonds) of the highest rating or quality; secure.
- (of bonds) government backed or guaranteed.
gilt-edged
adjective
- stock exchange denoting government securities on which interest payments will certainly be met and that will certainly be repaid at par on the due date
- of the highest quality
the last track on the album is a gilt-edged classic
- (of books, papers, etc) having gilded edges
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The thick coffee, in two small gilt-edged cups and with that bitter bite of near-burnt Arabic chicory, has gone cold.
I watched one man loading a groaning cart with gilt edged paper goblets and plates, clearly preparing for a fête.
Marcus and Farringdon's pure badger, two shillings—gilt-edged badger half-a-crown.
Never use the gilt edged, or fancy bordered paper; it looks vulgar, and is in bad taste.
Is for a couple of copies of my medallion, as gilt-edged and high-toned as it is possible to make them.
He picked up a pen and slowly mended it, pulled out a sheet of Susannah's gilt-edged paper, and paused.
Your own funds I have kept invested conservatively in gilt-edged securities wholly removed from speculative influences.
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