gilt-edged 
adjective
1(Especially of paper or a book) having a gilded edge or edges.Embroidery lay abandoned on a round table along with a book, three gilt-edged porcelain cups still containing tea, and a teapot....
- The wedding bill will include gilt-edged invites, $300,000 floral displays and a 10-tier cake costing $10,000.
- Small black-and-white photos accent walls dominated by two gilt-edged mirrors.
1.1Relating to or denoting stocks or securities (such as gilts) that are regarded as extremely reliable investments.This means more investment in long-dated gilt-edged stock for the greater certainty of returns, and less in volatile equities....
- But there is another outcome that some in the market cannot discount, and which has caused the recent flurry of interest in inflation-linked gilt-edged stock.
- Even the largest gilt-edged issues were only a quarter of this size.
