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troy pound::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apothecaries' pound |
| Type of | apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, troy unit |
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troy pound
Thus, one pound sterling equals 240 pennyweights, or one troy pound of sterling silver.
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The troy pound is no longer in general use or legal unit for trade.
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There are 12 troy ounces in the now obsolete troy pound.
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The obsolete troy pound was divided into twelve ounces opposed to the sixteen ounces per pound of the Avoirdupois system.
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The troy pound is no longer in general use.
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Same applies to troy pound.
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The British troy pound retained its value of 373.202 g until in 2000 it was legally defined in metric terms, as 373.2417216 g.
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In 1838 a commission was formed to reconstruct the lost standards, including the troy pound, which had also been destroyed.
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In 1414, six years before the Treaty of Troyes, a statute of Henry V of England gave directions to the goldsmiths in terms of the troy pound.
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