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CARAT
karat, carat, kt
(noun) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
carat
(noun) a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carat (plural carats)
A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
(historical) Any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
Anagrams
• ATRAC, Carta
Source: Wiktionary
Car"at, n. Etym: [F. carat (cf. It. carato, OPg. quirate, Pg. & Sp. quilate), Ar. q bean or pea shell, a weight of four grins, a carat, fr. Gr. Horn.]
1. The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.
Note: The carat equals three and one fifth grains Troy, and is divided into four grains, sometimes called carat grains. Diamonds and other precious stones are estimated by carats and fractions of carats, and pearls, usually, by carat grains. Titfany.
2. A twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold.
Note: A mass of metal is said to be so many carats fine, according to the number of twenty-fourths of pure gold which it contains; as, 22 carats fine (goldsmith's standard) = 22 parts of gold, 1 of copper, and 1 of silver.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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