gilt-edged

or gilt-edge

[ gilt-ejd ]

/ ˈgɪltˌɛdʒd /

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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.

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Origin of gilt-edged

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby gilt-edged

Gilroy, Gilson, Gilsonite, gilt, gilt bronze, gilt-edged, gilthead, Gilyak, gimbals, Gimbel, gimcrack

How to use gilt-edged in a sentence

There was no mistaking this for the gaudiness and gilt of made-for-TV awards shows.
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But this public awareness of ED has been a double-edged sword.
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As a tool of social activism, plague functions as a double-edged sword.
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The sky is pale-blue now, with pink-edged clouds, and old men and women have come out to sit on the porches.
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Whatever you do, don't write a word to that Carr friend of yours; he's as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
I queried; and as I asked the question I noticed for the first time the gilt bars on his coat sleeve.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Marcus and Farringdon's pure badger, two shillings—gilt-edged badger half-a-crown.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
Chumru edged nearer his master while their new acquaintance walked towards the ekka.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It was all crimson and white, with a fur-edged velvet cap that it really took courage to wear, and fur-topped boots.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for gilt-edged

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 qualitythe last track on the album is a gilt-edged classic

(of books, papers, etc) having gilded edges

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gilt-edged

or gilt-edge

Origin of gilt-edged

Words nearby gilt-edged

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How to use gilt-edged in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for gilt-edged