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gilt-edged

gilt-edged adjective: having gilded edges.

Adjective

gilt-edged (not comparable)

  1. Having gilded edges.
  2. Issued by the Bank of England.
  3. Of the highest quality.
    • Then a disastrous back-pass from Christopher Samba presented Drogba with a gilt-edged chance but the Ivorian's shot was saved by Robinson with his legs.2011 January 15, Sam Sheringham, “Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers”, in BBC

Questions about gilt-edged

What does gilt-edged mean?
Gilt-edged means having gilded edges.
What part of speech is gilt-edged?
Gilt-edged is an adjective.

Words near gilt-edged in the dictionary

  1. Gilstrap
  2. Gilstraps
  3. Gilsum
  4. gilt
  5. gilt silver
  6. gilt-edged
  7. gilt-head
  8. gilt-head bream
  9. gilt-head breams
  10. gilt-heads
  11. gilt-tail

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