karat

or car·at

[ kar-uht ]

/ ˈkær ət /

noun

a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.

Origin of karat

First recorded in 1550–60; spelling variant of carat

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH karat

carat, caret, carrot, karat

Words nearby karat

karanda, karanga, Karankawa, karaoke, Kara Sea, karat, karate, karate-chop, karateka, karaya gum, Karbala

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Example sentences from the Web for karat

"You're solid, fourteen karat gold, Slady," he finally said.
Tom Slade at Black Lake|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Gold leaf should be 18 to 22 karat, and neither aluminum nor silver leaf should be used.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey
O'Reilly's judgment proved to be good, as, when weighed, it was found to be of 22 karat.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
Selim bought her last winter for a ten karat ruby and a pint of sapphires.
The Man From Brodney's|George Barr McCutcheon

It is now on the market as kunzite, and a cut stone of one karat in weight sells for fifty dollars and more.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins

British Dictionary definitions for karat

karat

/ (ˈkærət) /

noun

US and Canadian a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloyAlso spelt (in Britain and certain other countries): carat

Word Origin for karat

C16: from Old French, from Medieval Latin carratus, from Arabic qīrāt weight of four grains, carat, from Greek keration a little horn, from keras horn

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单词	karat
释义	karat or car·at [ kar-uht ] / ˈkær ət / noun a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt. Origin of karat First recorded in 1550–60; spelling variant of carat WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH karat carat, caret, carrot, karat Words nearby karat karanda, karanga, Karankawa, karaoke, Kara Sea, karat, karate, karate-chop, karateka, karaya gum, Karbala Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for karat "You're solid, fourteen karat gold, Slady," he finally said. Tom Slade at Black Lake\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh Gold leaf should be 18 to 22 karat, and neither aluminum nor silver leaf should be used. Library Bookbinding\|Arthur Low Bailey O'Reilly's judgment proved to be good, as, when weighed, it was found to be of 22 karat. Seven Legs Across the Seas\|Samuel Murray Selim bought her last winter for a ten karat ruby and a pint of sapphires. The Man From Brodney's\|George Barr McCutcheon It is now on the market as kunzite, and a cut stone of one karat in weight sells for fifty dollars and more. The Heritage of the Hills\|Arthur P. Hankins British Dictionary definitions for karat karat / (ˈkærət) / noun US and Canadian a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloyAlso spelt (in Britain and certain other countries): carat Word Origin for karat C16: from Old French, from Medieval Latin carratus, from Arabic qīrāt weight of four grains, carat, from Greek keration a little horn, from keras horn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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