Look up: pennyweight

1. pennyweight
   [n] - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
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2. Pennyweight
   An old unit of mass equal to 24 grains. Often it is abbreviated as dwt.Conversions1 pennyweight=24 grains1 pennyweight=0.05 troy ounce1 pennyweight=0.001555174 kg1 pennyweight=1.555174 gttle='Pennyweight';xiunt='kg';yiunt='pennyweight';mconv=0.001555174;cconv=0.0; See also: Grain, Mass.
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3. Pennyweight
   Pen'ny·weight` noun 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.
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4. pennyweight
   noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
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5. 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.
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6. Pennyweight
   A measure of Troy weight, the twentieth part of an ounce troy, equivalent to 24 grains. Usually abbreviated - dwt.
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7. pennyweight
   pennyweight: see English units of measurement.
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8. pennyweight
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pen′ē-wāt Synonyms: DWT
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9. Pennyweight
   An American unit of weight for gold. Twenty pennyweights equal one ounce.
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10. Pennyweight
    An American unit of weight for gold. Twenty pennyweights equal one ounce.
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11. Pennyweight
    An American unit of weight for gold. Twenty pennyweights equal one ounce.
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12. Pennyweight
    A `pennyweight` (abbreviated `dwt`) is a unit of mass that is equal to 24 grains, 1/240 of a troy pound, 1/20 of a troy ounce, approximately 0.054857 avoirdupois ounce and approximately 1.555 grams. Historically, a British penny`s weight was literally, as well as monetarily, 1/240 of a troy pound of...
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