karat
Americannoun
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karats
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of karat
First recorded in 1550–60; spelling variant of carat
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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
A 16 cm Cartier Love bracelet costs $8,655 including sales tax, and contains around 31 grams of 18 karat gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
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
“I’m pretty sure it says 14 karats on the inside,” Friedman said back on the street in the waning evening sunlight, positing that the $9 trinket was probably a white gold engagement band.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024
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
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
Mickelson wins the $9 million purse and a championship belt crafted with 18-karat gold and two karats worth of diamonds.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2019
"And what would be the value of the largest ones?" asked Betty, for there were one or two stones that Will was sure were three or four karats in size.
From The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand by Laura Lee Hope
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