carat
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- noun
- /ˈkɛrət/
- Specialized
- You know, the one with the five-carat rock in the top.
- one-carat diamond
- one carat
- carat weight
Examples
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Not only do clarity, color, and carat weight matter, but the cut matters, too.
Blog text (29) -
That engagement ring must have been at least five carats.
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Most were about a carat in size.
Fiction book (1993) -
You deserve it, every stone, every carat.
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I should say it's two carats, I guess.
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It's at least two carats, darling.
Fiction book (2001) -
This is a 5-carat stone.
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And for our wedding he gave me a ring that still takes my breath away: two carats!
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And I couldn't wait to see the two-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring he had bought for me.
Fiction book (2002) -
The engagement ring he bought for her features a stunning 1.5-carat diamond at its center.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carat comes from the old word kerátion, meaning 'carob seed', because people once used carob seeds as a small, regular weight to measure gems. So a carat is today the standard small unit used to weigh diamonds and other precious stones (one carat = 200 milligrams).