gilt edge
Fancy book trim
Gilt edge refers to the golden border applied to the pages of a book, visible when the volume is closed.
By extension, gilt-edged describes something of the highest quality or reliability, especially in finance: gilt-edged securities are government bonds considered virtually risk-free.
The term conveys premium status and trustworthiness: a gilt-edged reputation.
- bondBinding tie or connection
- government bondsState-issued debt securities
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- premiumAdded cost for better
- ornateElaborately decorated
frame · luxury · top shelf · security · risk free · treasury · leaf · border · trim · prestigious · reliable · antique · old money · book · first edition · fine print · illuminated · picture frame
- book artillustration, book covers, frontispiece, book cover art, cover art
- printing historyprinting press, Gutenberg, typographers, Gutenberg press, block printing
- rare booksGutenberg Bible, first edition, rare editions, rare books, first editions
- Victorian photographstintype, daguerreotype, ferrotype, Victorian portrait, studio portrait
- book historybookbinding, colophon, edition, folio, frontispiece
- Oleastersoleaster, silverberry, sea buckthorn, autumn olive, buffaloberry
gilt edgelow-grade
Of poor quality
inferior · substandard · bottom-tier · second-rate · shoddy
gilt edgejunk bond
Low-rated corporate debt
high-risk · speculative · risky · subprime · high-yield
gilt edgeplain paper
Unlined, unprinted sheets
unadorned · undecorated · rough-cut · bare · unfinished
gilt, edge, gild, gilded, gilding, gilds, edges, edged, edging