troy (weight)
11troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound… …
12troy weight — /trɔɪ ˈweɪt / (say troy wayt) noun an imperial system for measuring the mass of precious metals and gems, in which 24 grains = 1 pennyweight and 20 pennyweights = 1 troy ounce …
13troy weight — The measure employed in weighing gold, silver, and precious jewels, characterized by grains, pennyweight, and ounces troy, twelve of such ounces making one pound troy …
14troy weight — noun Date: 15th century a series of units of weight based on a pound of 12 ounces and an ounce of 480 grains see weight table …
15troy weight — noun a system of units of weight / mass, mostly used for precious metals and gemstones, in which the pound contains 12 ounces which each contain 480 grains …
16troy weight — UK [ˌtrɔɪ ˈweɪt] / US [ˈtrɔɪ ˌweɪt] noun [uncountable] a system for measuring the weight of jewels and metals such as gold and silver …
17troy weight — A weight of twelve ounces to the pound, having its name from Troyes, a city in Aube, France …
18troy weight — A system of measurement of weight used for gold, silver, and platinum …
19troy weight — noun (U) a British weights system, used in former times for weighing gold, silver etc …
20Troy — Troy, n. Troy weight. [1913 Webster] {Troy weight}, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy ounce is supposed to have been brought …
