carat
car-at / kăr-ət
noun 1. a measurement of weight applied to precious stones equal to 200 milligrams The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West, 1892 – 1980 2. a 1/24 part of pure gold in an alloy used as a measure of fineness for gold, 24 karat gold is pure gold (variant spelling of karat) The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly; no poem ever attains such a carat purity. Gerald Brenan, 1894 - 1987 caret car-et / kăr-ət or kăr′ĭt noun 1. a mark (^) used to indicate where something is to be inserted in a document or other written material A caret (^) indicates an addition, and a line through the text indicates a deletion or a replacement. from “Proofreading Marks: What Do They Mean”, www.scribendi.com carrot car-rot / kăr-ət noun 1. a plant, Daucuscarota, with fine leaves and a root typically of orange color, which is a member of the parsley family The Carrot, in its cultivated state, is a half-hardy biennial. from "The Field and Garden Vegetables of America" by Fearing Burr, 1815 - 1897 2. the commonly long, tapering, orange root of the carrot plant which is eaten as a vegetable Some prefer carrots while others like cabbage. Chinese Proverb 3. a reward offered for a desired behavior or action; an incentive Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice. Robinson Jeffers, 1887 – 1962 karat kar-at / kăr-ət noun 1. a 1/24 part of pure gold in an alloy used as a measure of fineness It is, indeed, only six karats fine. from "Olympian Nights" by John Kendrick Bangs, 1862 - 1922