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Word | Pennyweight |
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains / A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce / a unit of weight, 24 grains or one twentieth of an ounce troy., | |
Usage | ⇒ Gold is measured using troy weights (as opposed to the more familiar avoirdupois weights): 24 grains make a pennyweight , and 2 pennyweights make a 31.1-gram troy ounce. |
Synonyms | pound, arroba, carat, cwt, drachma, grain, hundredweight, lb, load, ounce, dram, dyne, force, kilo, long ton, mass, metric ton, quintal, scruple, stone, |
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