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† quilate Obs.
Also 6 quillat(e.
[a. Sp. or Pg. quilate: cf. killat.]
= carat, q.v.
1577Frampton Joyfull Newes ii. 55 They shall put the water lower, in Quillats. 1622Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. i. 27 Shee would rather die..then..faile one quilate in the touch and finenesse of her punctualitie. 1622Ibid. ii. 320 Hee teacheth vs the quilates and aloy of that gold. |