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gilt-edged

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gilt-edged (gltjd) also gilt-edge (-j)
adj.
1. Having gilded edges, as the pages of a book.
2. Of the highest quality or value: gilt-edged securities; gilt-edged credentials.
3. Very wealthy: "Barricades prevented the curious from coming any closer to the gathering of gilt-edged mourners" (Edward Rothstein).

gilt-edged
adj
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) 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
2. of the highest quality the last track on the album is a gilt-edged classic
3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of books, papers, etc.) having gilded edges
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gilt-edged - of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
2.gilt-edged - having gilded edges as the pages of a book
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
Translations
gilt-edged [ˈgɪltˈedʒd] ADJ
1. (Fin) gilt-edged securitiespapel msing del Estado
2. [book] → con cantos dorados
gilt-edged
adjmit Goldrand, goldumrandet; (Fin) securities, stocksmündelsicher; (fig)solide
gilt-edged [ˈgɪltˌɛdʒd] adj
a. (Fin) (stocks, securities) → della massima sicurezza
b. (book) → dal taglio dorato

gilt-edged [ˈgɪltˌɛdʒd] adj
a. (Fin) (stocks, securities) → della massima sicurezza
b. (book) → dal taglio dorato


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"That would indeed be gilt-edged," said the banker, gravely; "but what claim have you to the hand of my daughter?
said Sam; so saying, he at once stepped into the stationer's shop, and requested to be served with a sheet of the best gilt-edged letter- paper, and a hard-nibbed pen which could be warranted not to splutter.
Bumble by the gilt-edged lappel of his official coat; 'that's just the very thing I wanted to speak to you about.
 
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