A unit of measure for the purity of gold, where 24 karats represents pure gold. Also spelled "carat" in British English for gold purity; in gemology, carat measures weight.
Origin
Mid 16th century. From French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic qīrāṭ (weight of four grains), from Greek keration (carob seed used as a unit of weight).
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Karat in Conversation
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