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pennyweight

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pennyweight: see English units of measurement English units of measurement, principal system of weights and measures used in a few nations, the only major industrial one being the United States. It actually consists of two related systems—the U.S.
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pennyweight [′pen·ē‚wāt]
(mechanics)
A unit of mass equal to ¹⁄₂₀ troy ounce or to 1.55517384 grams; the term is employed in the United States and in England for the valuation of silver, gold, and jewels. Abbreviated dwt; pwt.
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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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