The first of these is referred to as the carat, which is a measurement of the weight. From Wordnik.com. [Article Source] Reference
A carat is 1/5 of a gram and about the size of a pink pearl eraser on a number-two pencil. From Wordnik.com. [The Ekati Diamond Mine - Success in Canada's North] Reference
A carat is a measure of weight of precious stones. From Wordnik.com. [Duke Today Top Stories Feed] Reference
• A carat is the standard unit of weight for diamonds. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
A carat is the unit of measure used to gauge the weight of precious stones, including diamonds. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The basic unit for weighing gemstones is the carat, which is equal to one-fifth 91 / 5th of a gram. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
But no matter their "carat" size, rhinestones are jewels anyone can afford. From Wordnik.com. [Romancing the Stone] Reference
So he tied above their best reach three strands of "carat" cord to the main rope. From Wordnik.com. [Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana] Reference
One might conclude that the 'carat' of the patch depends upon just how shaggy you want to grow it. From Wordnik.com. [INHABITAT] Reference
| The carat character marks the letter following as |. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
On this day, there hasn't been even a 10th of a carat. From Wordnik.com. [Gems in a Graveyard] Reference
Numbers preceded by a carat character are superscripts. From Wordnik.com. [Aether and Gravitation] Reference
| Superscripts in the Preface have been preceded by carat |. From Wordnik.com. [The City Bride (1696) Or The Merry Cuckold] Reference
The latter was the only one that was under the metric carat. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
One man's carat was a bit heavier or lighter than another's. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
In India, you can buy 22, 24 carat jewelry marked up that hour. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2008] Reference
Thus the metric carat is divided into tenths and one hundredths. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
It is 21-1/2 carats fine -- within half a carat of the quality of. From Wordnik.com. [What I Saw in California] Reference
The letters after the carat symbol were superscripted in the original. From Wordnik.com. [The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814] Reference
The haul is mostly industrial diamonds, each only a fraction of a carat. From Wordnik.com. [Gems in a Graveyard] Reference
Four grains are equal to one carat, and six carats make one pennyweight. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861] Reference
It is not equal to the grain avoirdupois, but is one fourth of a diamond carat. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
One should be at least within one one-hundredth of a carat of the correct weight. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
In the print copy, there is a carat over the y which is not included in this version. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of Pittsburgh] Reference
An Ohio woman learned it the hard way when she almost lost her four-carat diamond ring. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2008] Reference
In fact the little stones had cost more per carat than the larger ones had per pennyweight. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Janet, having nothing else to do, looked up and gave her attention to a big sixteen-carat star. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
A carat character indicates that the following term enclosed within curly brackets is a superscript. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
It is assumed that the jeweler will weigh in carats, and that his balance is sensitive to .01 carat. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
The South West African field seldom yields a stone that will afford a finished quarter-carat diamond. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
With the change to the metric carat the pearl grain was correspondingly changed and its weight is now. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Note the carat of the metal, and ask the jeweler to tell you the weight in pennyweights or troy ounces. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A What's the best way to sell gold jewelry] Reference
Superscripted letters are indicated by the carat character followed by the letter (s) within curly brackets. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
Text that was superscripted in the original is enclosed within curly brackets preceded by a carat character. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record] Reference
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