Carat Definition
kărət
carats
noun
carats
A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equal to 3.0864 grains (200 milligrams): abbrev. C.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Carat
Noun
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carat
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caratsOrigin of Carat
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Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin quarātus from Arabic qīrāṭ a measure of weight from Greek kerātion carob pod, a measure of weight (originally defined in reference to a dried carob seed) from diminutive of keras, kerāt- horn (from the pod's shape) ker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قيراط (qirāṭ, “husk”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (keration, “carob seed”), diminutive form of κέρας (keras, “horn”).
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