gilt-edged vs marked

gilt-edged

adj
  • Of the highest quality. 

  • Having gilded edges. 

  • Issued by the Bank of England. 

marked

adj
  • Distinguished by a positive feature. 

  • Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance. 

  • Having a secret mark on the back for cheating. 

  • Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous. 

  • In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. 

  • Having a visible or identifying mark. 

How often have the words gilt-edged and marked occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )