karat
Americannoun
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karats
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of karat
First recorded in 1550–60; spelling variant of carat
Example Sentences
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Four bronze horse statues that stand near Memorial Bridge are set to be coated with 23.75 karat gold leaf.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Yeesookyung collects ceramic shards of work discarded by master craftsmen due to minor flaws and reassembles these fragments into bubbling sculptures held together with 24 karat gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The toilet is made of 18 karat gold, meaning the metal is 75% gold and 25% alloy.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2025
Black-painted bells on the exterior of the building that were presumed to be solid cast iron turned out to have 24 karat gold leaf filigree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2021
Pippin's not so nicely spoken as you, my pet, but his heart's twenty-four karat.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Between its opening in 1983 and closure in 2020, when mining the gems there was no longer economically viable, Argyle produced more than 865 million karats of rough diamonds.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023
Paler than the 18 karats that flickered at my neck and wrists, dark and brooding — but yellow nonetheless, a nonnegotiable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
The other he plans to have tested to see if the gold left on it is actually 24 karats.
From Fox News ● Jan. 11, 2020
The Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence is set in 14-karat gold with a total diamond weight of 1¾ karats.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
The Koh-i-noor, by the way, which was found in India only weighs 186 karats.
From An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
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