a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
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n a relatively small granular particle of a substance n foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses n the side of leather from which the hair has been removed n a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat n 1/60 dram
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Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal. n