·adj Having a gilt edge; as, gilt-edged paper.
II. Gilt-edged ·adj Of the best quality;
— said of negotiable paper, ·etc.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Edge>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Gild. II. Gilt ·vt A female pig, when young. III. Gilt ·noun <<Money>>. IV. Gi...
or rum dubber A thief who picks locks, so called from the gilt or picklock key: many of them are so...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A cant, but old term for money, on which Shakspeare (Henry V. act ii. scene 1) committed a well-know...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·adj Having a deckle edge; as, deckle-edged paper; a deckle-edged book. ...
·adj Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the other, as a board; — in the Unit...
·adj Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book. ...
·adj Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a two-edged sword. ...
A term used by shipwrights for such planks as are thicker on one edge than the other. ...
·adj Gilded by means of voltaic electricity. ...
·adj ·Alt. of Gilt-edged. ...
See gilt-head ...
, or gilt-poll. The Sparus aurata, a fish of the European and American seas, with a golden mark be...