Definition of Karats

1. Noun. (plural of karat) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Karats

1. karat [n] - See also: karat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Karats

karaokes
karas
karasugite
karat
karatas
karate
karate chop
karate chops
karateist
karateists
karateka
karatekas
karatelike
karates
karats (current term)
karaya gum
karbovanets
karearea
karela
karelas
karelianite
karibibite
karite
karites
kark
karked
karking
karks
karlite

Literary usage of Karats

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gems by Helen Barlett Bridgman (1916)
"The Florentine weighs 133>i karats. Another Russian Crown jewel, ... Its weight is disputed, but is given by Max Bauer, who ought to know, as forty karats. ..."

2. Hall Marks on Gold and Silver Plate by William Chaffers (1905)
"The Marc of the finest or pure gold contains 24 karats. ... Goldsmiths are compelled to work gold of the standard 22 karats, with a remedy of a quarter of a ..."

3. The History of Mount Mica of Maine, U.S.A. and Its Wonderful Deposits of by Augustus Choate Hamlin (1895)
"a pink one, weighed 18 karats. The upper half of the crystal was sound in structure excepting à few cracks which marred the exterior, and here and there ..."

4. Holland of To-day by George Wharton Edwards (1909)
"After that the Premier Mine, as it was named, became a record-breaker, yielding a number of stones about three hundred karats, two above two hundred karats, ..."

5. The Educational Significance of Sixteenth Century Arithmetic from the Point by Lambert Lincoln Jackson (1906)
""A man had three qualities of gold, the first contained 15 marcks, each marck containing 15 karats 3 grains, the second contained 21 marcks ..."

6. An Essay on the Ancient Weights and Money, and the Roman and Greek Liquid by Robert Hussey (1836)
"Bodin reckoned it to contain but —J-,,-th part alloy P. Patin speaks of having found it to be above 23 karats 16 grains (23-| kar.) fine 1. ..."

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