1. adj. & n.
--adj.
1. covered thinly with gold.
2 gold-coloured.
--n.
1. gold or a goldlike substance applied in a thin layer to a surface.
2 (often in pl.) a gilt-edged security.
Phrases and idioms:
gilt-edged
1. (of securities, stocks, etc.) having a high degree of reliability as an investment.
2 having a gilded edge.
Etymology: past part. of GILD(1) 2. n. a young unbred sow.
Etymology: ME f. ON gyltr