Antonyms for gilt-edge


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gilt-ejd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪltˌɛdʒd


Definition of gilt-edge

  • As in optimal : adj optimum
  • As in optimum : adj best
  • As in peerless : adj having no equal; superior
  • As in superlative : adj excellent, first-class
Example sentences :
  • Then I went to Lou, and she picked me up and gave me nicer candies out of a gilt-edge box.
  • Extract from : « The Mistress of Bonaventure » by Harold Bindloss
  • I don't suppose you would care to take a hundred thousand dollars worth of mining securities of a gilt-edge kind?
  • Extract from : « Dick Hamilton's Fortune » by Howard R. Garis
  • The marbling of the gilt-edge is then executed in the usual way before the coating of alum is entirely dry.
  • Extract from : « The Progress of the Marbling Art » by Josef Halfer
  • The ground of bole gives the gilt-edge a dark shade and a high lustre and glow.
  • Extract from : « The Progress of the Marbling Art » by Josef Halfer
  • If the gilt-edge is to have lustre and glow by burnishing, great care must be taken to dry the edge well.
  • Extract from : « The Progress of the Marbling Art » by Josef Halfer
  • The marbling of the gilt-edge is executed in the usual way, before the layer of alum is entirely dried.
  • Extract from : « The Progress of the Marbling Art » by Josef Halfer
  • I'd take Garth, bound tight, some guns, and the acid along as gilt-edge securities.
  • Extract from : « The Gray Mask » by Wadsworth Camp
  • Yet, some of the parties dealing in gilt-edge butter begin to complain of that made from rations consisting largely of ensilage.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 » by Various
  • I can tell a broker from a business man as easy as I can tell a five-carat diamond from a gilt-edge bond.
  • Extract from : « Just Around the Corner » by Fannie Hurst
  • Im going to begin right now, too; Ill show Mother that I am not a gilt-edge drifter.
  • Extract from : « Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer » by Rena I. Halsey

Synonyms for gilt-edge

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