gilt-edgedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɡɪltˈɛdʒd/, U.S.

/ˈɡɪltˌɛdʒd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gilt n.², edged adj.

Etymology: < gilt n.² + edged adj.With sense A. 2c compare slightly earlier gilt-edge adj. 2. With use as noun compare earlier gilt-edge n.

A. adj.

1. Decorated with a gold edge or rim. Esp. of a book, paper, etc.: having a gilded edge or edges. Cf. gilt-edge adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1761 Whitehall Evening-post 7–9 May In a double carved and gilt edged Frame..A Beautiful Metzotinto Print.

?1776 Full & Compl. Narr. Trans. D. & R. Perreau, & Mrs. Rudd 150 I bought her thick gilt edg'd paper.

1820 London & Provinc. Sunday Gaz. 11 June The Speaker... appeared in the official gilt-edged robes.

1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) ix. 48 No Gilt-edged Paper is allowed.

1864 M. Cummins Haunted Hearts viii. 82 The gilt-edged cups and saucers too... The gilt was all rubbed off, to be sure.

1946 R. Lehmann Gipsy's Baby and Other Stories 71 Upon my birthday..I received..a pale pink scalloped gilt-edged card.

1982 Field & Stream Mar. 151 Each volume features genuine leather bindings, gilt-edged pages,..marbleized endpapers.

2016 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 3 July 17 Our entire collection of gilt-edged books of Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad are not worth the paper they are written on.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts.

a. Designating people or things of great wealth, quality, luxury, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of great value

dearworthc888

richa1225

preciousc1300

cherec1320

of pricea1325

dearworthyc1374

wealthy1565

valurous1590

estimable1600

important1810

gilt-edged1821

1821 Morning Post 12 Nov. There is so little splendour, that we can hardly say it [sc. the show] is gilt-edged.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iv. iv. 187 Gilt-edged white-frilled individuals.

1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous x. 230 There were ministers of many creeds,—pastors of great, gilt-edged congregations,..with shepherds of the regular work.

1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country ix. 113 I don't want to break into your gilt-edged crowd.

2015 R. W. Griffin Management 367/1 [He] was, as he himself puts it, living ‘the gilt-edged lifestyle of business-class flights, expensive hotels, and fancy restaurants.’

†b. U.S. Designating butter of a superior grade or brand. Obsolete.

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1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 163 The high prices reported to be paid in the Boston market for what is called ‘gilt-edged butter’.

1894 Daily News 20 Sept. 3/1 ‘Gilt-edged’ butter in New York realises 4s. a pound.

1904 Jersey Bull. 6 July 738/3 There is a good deal of butter in transit and..it may be necessary for a further reduction unless the butter is gilt edged.

1921 Butter, Cheese & Egg Jrnl. 23 Mar. 10/1 The article [sc. a butter substitute] is a nut butter of which it is said that it ‘has the true flavor of gilt edged butter’.

c. Stock Market. Designating stocks or securities, often fixed-interest government stocks, that are regarded as extremely safe or reliable (although typically low-yielding); of or relating to such investments; = gilt-edge adj. 2.So-called after the gold edge on the earliest bond certificates.Cf. blue chip n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [adjective] > types of securities

unissued1703

preferable1837

ordinary1866

pre-preference1867

gilt-edge1880

gilt-edged1881

unlisted1882

voting1883

assented1907

voteless1908

senior1914

well-traded1936

medium-dated1943

off-board1943

go-go1966

unquoted1969

alpha1984

gamma1986

1881 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 24 May 9 The banks were fairly occupied in meting out funds on gilt-edged securities.

1892 Spectator 17 Sept. 374/1 Colonial and Indian Securities, and other gilt-edged Stocks.

1906 Richmond (Va.) Enquirer 14 Apr. [He] went to Charles Reade for advice as to investments. ‘Well,’ said Reade, ‘I should say put it in the best gilt edged securities... It's better to sleep on 3 per cent than to lie awake on 6.’

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 47/2 Some time before he died, he turned another million into gilt-edged bonds, registered in my name, so that they would be absolutely my property.

1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 1 (advt.) Savings Certificates are a gilt-edged investment.

1982 Times 19 May 15/1 The Government yesterday issued £600m of additional gilt-edged stock... The issue, the first since the Falklands crisis began, consists of [etc.].

2017 National (Scotl.) (Nexis) 21 Nov. Two of the most common ways in which surplus cash can be deployed are in gilt-edged securities or in the stock exchange. Gilts help the British state to finance the deficits [and]... are as rock-solid an investment as you can get.

B. n.

Gilt-edged securities, regarded collectively. Cf. gilt n.² 4, gilt-edge n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > types of

redeemables1720

government bond1737

corporate bond1810

trustee security1859

international1863

foreigners1883

most active list1885

gilt-edge1900

actual1908

heavies1922

toxic waste1922

gilt-edged1930

prior charge1930

short1932

gilt1936

performer1939

tap1948

energy security1960

fallen angel1963

medium1968

physicals1974

underperformer1975

taplet1982

1930 Economist 10 May 1038/2 Gilt-edged were fairly steady after a shaky start, but little business was done.

1958 Times 11 Jan. 12/1 While gilt-edged took the news of the new £500m. Exchequer stock issue in their stride, the equity markets turned dull on the Stock Exchange yesterday.

?1977 E. Chappell Rising Damp (2002) iii. vi. 384/1 [She's worth] fifty thousand in shares and gilt edged.

2007 Times (Nexis) 26 Jan. 46 Yields on ten-year conventional gilt-edged rose by 0.05 per cent to 4.96 per cent, the highest since mid-2004.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gilt-edged
释义	gilt-edgedadj.n. Brit. /ˌɡɪltˈɛdʒd/, U.S. /ˈɡɪltˌɛdʒd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gilt n.², edged adj. Etymology: < gilt n.² + edged adj.With sense A. 2c compare slightly earlier gilt-edge adj. 2. With use as noun compare earlier gilt-edge n. A. adj. 1. Decorated with a gold edge or rim. Esp. of a book, paper, etc.: having a gilded edge or edges. Cf. gilt-edge adj. 1. ΚΠ 1761 Whitehall Evening-post 7–9 May In a double carved and gilt edged Frame..A Beautiful Metzotinto Print. ?1776 Full & Compl. Narr. Trans. D. & R. Perreau, & Mrs. Rudd 150 I bought her thick gilt edg'd paper. 1820 London & Provinc. Sunday Gaz. 11 June The Speaker... appeared in the official gilt-edged robes. 1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) ix. 48 No Gilt-edged Paper is allowed. 1864 M. Cummins Haunted Hearts viii. 82 The gilt-edged cups and saucers too... The gilt was all rubbed off, to be sure. 1946 R. Lehmann Gipsy's Baby and Other Stories 71 Upon my birthday..I received..a pale pink scalloped gilt-edged card. 1982 Field & Stream Mar. 151 Each volume features genuine leather bindings, gilt-edged pages,..marbleized endpapers. 2016 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 3 July 17 Our entire collection of gilt-edged books of Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad are not worth the paper they are written on. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. a. Designating people or things of great wealth, quality, luxury, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > of great value dearworthc888 richa1225 preciousc1300 cherec1320 of pricea1325 dearworthyc1374 wealthy1565 valurous1590 estimable1600 important1810 gilt-edged1821 1821 Morning Post 12 Nov. There is so little splendour, that we can hardly say it [sc. the show] is gilt-edged. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iv. iv. 187 Gilt-edged white-frilled individuals. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous x. 230 There were ministers of many creeds,—pastors of great, gilt-edged congregations,..with shepherds of the regular work. 1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country ix. 113 I don't want to break into your gilt-edged crowd. 2015 R. W. Griffin Management 367/1 [He] was, as he himself puts it, living ‘the gilt-edged lifestyle of business-class flights, expensive hotels, and fancy restaurants.’ †b. U.S. Designating butter of a superior grade or brand. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1872 1st Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1871–2 163 The high prices reported to be paid in the Boston market for what is called ‘gilt-edged butter’. 1894 Daily News 20 Sept. 3/1 ‘Gilt-edged’ butter in New York realises 4s. a pound. 1904 Jersey Bull. 6 July 738/3 There is a good deal of butter in transit and..it may be necessary for a further reduction unless the butter is gilt edged. 1921 Butter, Cheese & Egg Jrnl. 23 Mar. 10/1 The article [sc. a butter substitute] is a nut butter of which it is said that it ‘has the true flavor of gilt edged butter’. c. Stock Market. Designating stocks or securities, often fixed-interest government stocks, that are regarded as extremely safe or reliable (although typically low-yielding); of or relating to such investments; = gilt-edge adj. 2.So-called after the gold edge on the earliest bond certificates.Cf. blue chip n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [adjective] > types of securities unissued1703 preferable1837 ordinary1866 pre-preference1867 gilt-edge1880 gilt-edged1881 unlisted1882 voting1883 assented1907 voteless1908 senior1914 well-traded1936 medium-dated1943 off-board1943 go-go1966 unquoted1969 alpha1984 gamma1986 1881 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 24 May 9 The banks were fairly occupied in meting out funds on gilt-edged securities. 1892 Spectator 17 Sept. 374/1 Colonial and Indian Securities, and other gilt-edged Stocks. 1906 Richmond (Va.) Enquirer 14 Apr. [He] went to Charles Reade for advice as to investments. ‘Well,’ said Reade, ‘I should say put it in the best gilt edged securities... It's better to sleep on 3 per cent than to lie awake on 6.’ 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 47/2 Some time before he died, he turned another million into gilt-edged bonds, registered in my name, so that they would be absolutely my property. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 1 (advt.) Savings Certificates are a gilt-edged investment. 1982 Times 19 May 15/1 The Government yesterday issued £600m of additional gilt-edged stock... The issue, the first since the Falklands crisis began, consists of [etc.]. 2017 National (Scotl.) (Nexis) 21 Nov. Two of the most common ways in which surplus cash can be deployed are in gilt-edged securities or in the stock exchange. Gilts help the British state to finance the deficits [and]... are as rock-solid an investment as you can get. B. n. Gilt-edged securities, regarded collectively. Cf. gilt n.² 4, gilt-edge n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > types of redeemables1720 government bond1737 corporate bond1810 trustee security1859 international1863 foreigners1883 most active list1885 gilt-edge1900 actual1908 heavies1922 toxic waste1922 gilt-edged1930 prior charge1930 short1932 gilt1936 performer1939 tap1948 energy security1960 fallen angel1963 medium1968 physicals1974 underperformer1975 taplet1982 1930 Economist 10 May 1038/2 Gilt-edged were fairly steady after a shaky start, but little business was done. 1958 Times 11 Jan. 12/1 While gilt-edged took the news of the new £500m. Exchequer stock issue in their stride, the equity markets turned dull on the Stock Exchange yesterday. ?1977 E. Chappell Rising Damp (2002) iii. vi. 384/1 [She's worth] fifty thousand in shares and gilt edged. 2007 Times (Nexis) 26 Jan. 46 Yields on ten-year conventional gilt-edged rose by 0.05 per cent to 4.96 per cent, the highest since mid-2004. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1761
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