carat (2 is confused with CHARACT)
1.
measure of
weight used for gold
Err. IV. i. 28
“How much your chain
weighs to the utmost ”
(F1
“charect”).
2.
proportional measure
of 1/24th used in stating the fineness of gold
2H4 IV. v. 160
“Other [gold], less fine
in carat”
(Ff1 2 3
“Charract,” F4
“Carract,” Q “karrat”).
