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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
gilt-edged en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of pages of a book etc) Having gilded edges.
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(not-comparable, of securities) Issued by the Bank of England.
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(not-comparable) 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:
Relateds
copper-bottomed