gilt-edged securities. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : gilt-edged paper. From Dictionary.com.
He turned over and over the musky gilt-edged riddle. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Pendennis] Reference
"That stamps it gilt-edged, A Number One," laughed Larry. From Wordnik.com. [Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat] Reference
Timothy alone was exempt, being in gilt-edged securities. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of Property] Reference
Lucy jumped, sloshing her tea over the cup's gilt-edged rim. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
"One does no have to have a gilt-edged invitation," he said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Oh! the table's fixed up gaudy, with the gilt-edged chiny set. From Wordnik.com. [Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans"] Reference
Millions of people lost savings invested in gilt-edged securities. From Wordnik.com. [Lurching Toward Gomorrah: More Signs of An Unstoppable Economic Meltdown] Reference
But leave that gilt-edged mortgage there ter stare you in the face. From Wordnik.com. [The California Birthday Book] Reference
D'you know, we might use some of that nice gilt-edged stock for wall-paper. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
You could do the holidays the frost-touched, gilt-edged, Winter Wonderland way. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela Redmond Satran: Have Yourself A Tacky Little Xmas: 50 Ways To Be Totally Tasteless This Holiday Season] Reference
Although the leather had worn well, the gilt-edged pages had tarnished with age. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
In short they are gilt-edged securities, and command a steady price in the market. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
And she pulled out the gilt-edged mirror she had bought at the Price Club last week. From Wordnik.com. [The Joy Luck Club]
And it looks great - a welcome move away from gilt-edged stuffy design and forced formality. From Wordnik.com. [Latency Issues? White House Site Is Gorgeous .... But Slow] Reference
Yes, and I had to sell my gilt-edged books from the Lycee Charlemagne in the days of distress. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The gilt-edged black lettering on the door bore the same legend, along with BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. From Wordnik.com. [A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.html]
"Deadheading home; been out on special, a gilt-edged special, took her clean through to New York.". From Wordnik.com. [Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers] Reference
Take notice, however, that the money lenders always declare that they must have "gilt-edged paper.". From Wordnik.com. [If Not Silver, What?] Reference
There is method, too, in the colonel's associations, and all his acquaintance is gilt-edged and bankable. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
BBC must think this kind of misreporting is the way to maintain a gilt-edged reputation as a reliable news service. From Wordnik.com. [BBC Guilty of Venality In Its Misreporting on Venezuela] Reference
Each dish is labelled, and attended by a black servant, who serves its contents on very small white gilt-edged plates. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference
Exhibition did not enter Todd's head, but his bet -- "such a gilt-edged one," he chuckled -- was never once out of it. From Wordnik.com. [Acton's Feud A Public School Story] Reference
He faced a wire-edged razor, seeking a gilt-edged dodge, and so far his brain had failed to formulate the safe way out. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
Only after Schwab started straying from its everyman roots, with the 2000 acquisition of gilt-edged wealth manager U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Schwab Aims For Financial Supermarket Status] Reference
Claws became interlocked, and they fell each with distended crest, like a gilt-edged cloudlet following the setting sun. From Wordnik.com. [Tropic Days] Reference
Among the requirements for a big, formal dinner in "Age of Innocence" New York were a hired chef and gilt-edged menu cards. From Wordnik.com. [An Icy Treat for Adults Only] Reference
Add six reams of gilt-edged paper -- grate in a thousand quills -- garnish with marble covers, and morocco backs and corners. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841] Reference
Here we must note that the success of these Acts coincided with, and depended on, a rise in the price of gilt-edged securities. From Wordnik.com. [Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union] Reference
The little room was barren except for gilt-edged chairs of the Empire period, a chandelier, and two marble-topped console tables. From Wordnik.com. [Maid in Waiting] Reference
He touched nothing but what in commercial parlance is termed 'gilt-edged,' and of this he purchased almost daily for thirty years. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
What I did want was a woman who understood creamery processes, and who could and would make the very giltest of gilt-edged butter. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm] Reference
Top prices for gilt-edged produce is what intensive farming means; and if there is money in land, it will be found close to this line. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm] Reference
If the federal government were to borrow unwisely, its new bonds still would have the same ostensibly gilt-edged standing as all of the old ones. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Minarik: "Good Debt" and "Bad Debt?"] Reference
Stephen Maguire prevailed 3-2 on the final black over Stuart Pettman after the world No35 had squandered two gilt-edged chances to clinch the decider. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Harold defeats Shaun Murphy as World Open gathers pace] Reference
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