carat
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
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The magnificent $6000 ring glittered with a two-carat diamond surrounded by smaller diamonds, all set in silver.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis tea caddy is rather splendid Much of the pottery is gilded in 22 carat gold leaf.
The largest D color flawless diamond ever auctioned, the 101.73 carat jewel is expected to fetch at least $20 million.
Thus 18 carat gold has one-fourth of alloy, and so on with lower qualities down to 12, which is in reality only gold by courtesy.
The gold coin of the realm is 22 carat; that is, it contains one-twelfth of alloy to harden it to stand wear and tear.
When first offered for sale, the price was fourpence a carat; now it is from fifteen to twenty shillings.
A little tin god has a pleasant time of it, no doubt, until the coming of the eighteen carat gold idol.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine | Joseph C. LincolnSo he tied above their best reach three strands of “carat” cord to the main rope.
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British Dictionary definitions for carat
/ (ˈkærət) /
a measure of the weight of precious stones, esp diamonds. It was formerly defined as 3.17 grains, but the international carat is now standardized as 0.20 grams
Usual US spelling: karat a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloy
Origin of carat
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