carat vs caret vs karat vs carrot
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noun
- the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
- a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
Examples
Aqui - la, al modo de Cefari antichi, e era groffo di carati venti di fine ero a pa - ragone.
Among them: an autographed photo of golfer Arnold Palmer, oil paintings, Limoges porcelain dishes, Baccarat crystal stemware, light fixtures, fur coats, a custom-made breakfront cabinet, brass platters and Southwestern pottery.
LERICI, C.R. and CAPELLA, P. (1976) Caratteri chimici del fico dlndia (Cactus opuntia).
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noun
- a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
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After about eight months Meggy got the bullet and in October 1984 I was back in charge, this time not as mere caretaker.
This caretaker is sacrificing her life to do this.
He will move over from internal marketing to caretake the role until a replacement can be found.
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noun
- the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
Examples
One day, a 6th dan Karate teacher came to the dojo with an introduction from an acquaintance and challenged me to a match.
Gold's purity is expressed either as fineness or in karats.
You know how to kick-box and do tae kwon do, or maybe it's karate.
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noun
- promise of reward as in
- perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
- orange root; important source of carotene
- deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
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A carrot grown in one place is going to be different from one grown somewhere else.
Use immersion blender or cappuccino machine steam attachment to froth the carrot foam mixture.
Roughly two hours after they begin, Ralph, Begoña, and thirteen others are still dicing carrots into tiny cubes.
