Variant spelling of karat
:a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
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Modern engagement rings with a diamond of 1-carat or more are supposed to come with a certificate from a gem lab outlining the 4Cs: color, cut, clarity and carat weight.
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And the exterior styling is as subtle as four-carat diamond cufflinks.
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The stuff that gives us a dreamy escape into a fantasy world of princes, princesses, ball gowns, and million-carat crowns, right?
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Last year, Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen bested the competition to take home more than $8 million and the bracelet made from 427 grams of white and yellow gold and more than 2,000 diamonds and rubies totaling more than 44 carats.
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The lower grip has 15 small diamonds around a three-carat ruby.
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This week, the same piece - which turned out to be a 26.29 carat diamond ring - sold at Sotheby's auction house for $847,667.
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Anyone who doesn't shy away from the spotlight will enjoy wearing this 5.6 carat stone ($61,820, macrow.com).
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Middleton has been wearing her engagement ring, a 3.5 carat diamond from jeweler Robinson Pelham, since James Matthews proposed to her in summer of last year.
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Definition of carat
:a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligrams
Recent Examples of carat from the Web
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Modern engagement rings with a diamond of 1-carat or more are supposed to come with a certificate from a gem lab outlining the 4Cs: color, cut, clarity and carat weight.
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And the exterior styling is as subtle as four-carat diamond cufflinks.
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The stuff that gives us a dreamy escape into a fantasy world of princes, princesses, ball gowns, and million-carat crowns, right?
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Last year, Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen bested the competition to take home more than $8 million and the bracelet made from 427 grams of white and yellow gold and more than 2,000 diamonds and rubies totaling more than 44 carats.
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The lower grip has 15 small diamonds around a three-carat ruby.
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This week, the same piece - which turned out to be a 26.29 carat diamond ring - sold at Sotheby's auction house for $847,667.
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Anyone who doesn't shy away from the spotlight will enjoy wearing this 5.6 carat stone ($61,820, macrow.com).
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Middleton has been wearing her engagement ring, a 3.5 carat diamond from jeweler Robinson Pelham, since James Matthews proposed to her in summer of last year.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of carat
Middle English carrat measure of fineness in gold, from Medieval French carat measure of fineness in gold or of weight in gems, from Italian carato, from Arabic qīrāṭ bean pod, a small weight, from Greek keration carob bean, a small weight, from diminutive of kerat-, keras horn — more at horn
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