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carat
[ kar-uht ]
noun
- a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). : c., ct.
carat
/ ˈ°ìæ°ùÉ™³Ù /
noun
- 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 spellingkarat a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of carat1
1545–55; < Medieval Latin carratus (used by alchemists) < Arabic ±çÄ«°ùÄåá¹ weight of 4 grains < Greek °ì±ð°ùá³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô carob bean, weight of 3.333 grains, literally, little horn, equivalent to kerat- (stem of °ìé°ù²¹²õ ) horn + -ion diminutive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of carat1
C16: from Old French, from Medieval Latin carratus, from Arabic ±çÄ«°ùÄå³Ù weight of four grains, carat, from Greek keration a little horn, from keras horn
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Jewels from the original, which was set with 650 diamonds and weighed around 2,800 carats, were sold piecemeal on the black market.
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Over 25 carats of diamonds surround the band, and an unenhanced pink sapphire sits at its center.
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It contains just under 400 diamonds, rubies and sapphires and is set onto yellow gold, with a total karat weight of approximately 6 carats.
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These gold hoop earrings, designed by Nolan, feature diamonds totaling 1 carat.
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Officials have confiscated electronic devices, documents, and over 8,000 carats of suspected synthetic gem stones apparently meant for export to India.
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