Definitions for carat

carat car·at

Spelling: [kar-uh t]
IPA: /ˈkær ət/

Carat is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in carat (aacrt).

Definitions for carat

noun

  1. a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
  2. karat.
  3. a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.

Origin of carat

1545-55; Medieval Latin carratus (used by alchemists) Arabic qīrāṭ weight of 4 grains Greek kerátion carob bean, weight of 3.333 grains, literally, little horn, equivalent to kerat- (stem of

Examples for carat

Good moonstones are worth from three to five dollars a carat.

The carat used in weighing diamonds is 31⁄6 grains (nearly).

The average weight of the native Burmese ruby is about one-eighth of a carat.

A fine emerald, weighing a carat and a half, may be estimated at 5l.

Three or four dollars a carat is a fair price at the present time.

The original of the carat used for weighing in India is a small bean.

This tea caddy is rather splendid Much of the pottery is gilded in 22 carat gold leaf.

The largest D color flawless diamond ever auctioned, the 101.73 carat jewel is expected to fetch at least $20 million.

The seeds are said to have been the original "carat" weight of jewellers.

To which Bill rejoined, "And Mulvy, you're all gold—twenty-two carat."

Word Value for carat
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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