gilt-edged
or gilt-edge
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.
Origin of gilt-edged
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How to use gilt-edged in a sentence
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.
Only the French Would Be Smug About the Recession | Janine di Giovanni | December 11, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTMarcus and Farringdon's pure badger, two shillings—gilt-edged badger half-a-crown.
First Plays | A. A. MilneNever use the gilt edged, or fancy bordered paper; it looks vulgar, and is in bad taste.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyIs for a couple of copies of my medallion, as gilt-edged and high-toned as it is possible to make them.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
He picked up a pen and slowly mended it, pulled out a sheet of Susannah's gilt-edged paper, and paused.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie BowenYour own funds I have kept invested conservatively in gilt-edged securities wholly removed from speculative influences.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for gilt-edged
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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