karat

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The U.S. Mint recently introduced fractional versions of its popular 24-karat, pure gold

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  1. noun A unit of measure for the fineness of gold, equal to 1/24 part. Pure gold is 24 karat; gold that is 50 percent pure is 12 karat.

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  • The U.S. Mint recently introduced fractional versions of its popular 24-karat, pure gold —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • A karat is a measure of the portion of pure gold in an alloy. —  Duke Today Top Stories Feed
  • The Scandinavian design firm Aurumania has created 10 bikes made out of solid 24-karat gold. —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
  • Police said the ring has a silver band with a five-karat round diamond in a four prong setting.
  • In fact, the way '' excited '' was getting bandied about, I was wondering if the producers might cue up the Pointer Sisters '' 'I'm So Excited' 'after Bachelor Travis Stork, M.D., decided Sarah Tennessee would' 'make the best doctor's wife' '(ABC's words, not mine!) and presented her with a 2. 2-karat diamond ring on a chain. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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