Definition of "gilt-edge" [gilt•-edge]

• Having a gilt edge. (adjective)
• Of the best quality; -- said of negotiable paper, etc. (adjective)

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• "Neither the history nor a gilt-edge curlycue certificate is going to save me from an ass-whippin'."
• "Following on from Brown bottom and the off-balance sheet PFI schemes, we now may have Gordon Brown swapping nice clean gilt-edge government bonds for a large amount of the banks 'dodgy mortgages."
• "If I was the real high-flyer everyone said I was, the wonder boy, shouldn't I at least be getting a little more fun out of it - instead of stashing all my cash away in gilt-edge and blue-chip and just a little under-the-counter gold?"