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What is a carat?

What is a carat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
  2. Formerly, any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
  3. A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
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Most people cannot tell the difference between a ruby and a garnet, which is worth considerably less carat for carat.
The set, comprising a necklace, a pair of earrings, rings and bangles, is fashioned from 18 carat gold.
Here, gold foil is inserted between the gemstones and only 24 carat gold is used.
The ring came out then, one and a quarter karats of diamonds set in fourteen carat gold.
Dissolve in the drink half a dram each of darnel, fumitory, opium and henbane and half a carat of myrobalan.
It is a superb gold half-hunter with top quality 19 jewel Waltham Riverside movement in a heavy 18 carat Dennison case.

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