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pennyweight

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pen·ny·weight  (pn-wt)
n. Abbr. dwt. or pwt.
A unit of troy weight equal to 24 grains, 1/20 of a troy ounce or approximately 1.555 grams.
pennyweight [ˈpɛnɪˌweɪt]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight equal to 24 grains or one twentieth of an ounce (Troy)
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Noun1.pennyweight - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
troy unit - any of the unit of the troy system of weights
grain - 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
apothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound


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The trees, burdened with the last infinitesimal pennyweight of snow their branches could hold, stood in absolute petrifaction.
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