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pennyweight Meaning
Wordnet
pennyweight (n)
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
Webster
pennyweight (n.)
A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
pennyweight Sentence Examples
- The gold ring was worth approximately 10 pennyweights.
- The jeweler used a pennyweight scale to measure the weight of the precious metal.
- The necklace contained 5 pennyweights of gold and 3 pennyweights of silver.
- The silver coin weighed in at 15 pennyweights.
- The pawnbroker offered a loan of 100 dollars per pennyweight for the gold.
- The apothecary used a pennyweight scale to weigh out medicinal powders.
- The troy pennyweight is equal to 1/20 of a troy ounce.
- The precious metal was valued at 20 dollars per pennyweight.
- The gold nuggets yielded 20 pennyweights of pure gold.
- The coin collector meticulously weighed each pennyweight of his rare coin collection.
FAQs About the word pennyweight
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grainsA troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of ar
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The gold ring was worth approximately 10 pennyweights.
The jeweler used a pennyweight scale to measure the weight of the precious metal.
The necklace contained 5 pennyweights of gold and 3 pennyweights of silver.
The silver coin weighed in at 15 pennyweights.
