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gilt-edged

adjective

Meaning

  1. (of pages of a book etc) Having gilded edges.
  2. (of securities) Issued by the Bank of England.
  3. Of the highest quality.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

decorated(English)adorned(English)superior(English)gilded(English)deckle-edged(English)edged(English)aurated(English)glossed(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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